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Diet and Nutrition
Glucose and insulin preprandial profiles differentiate meals and snacks
May 31st, 2004
Glucose and insulin preprandial profiles can differentiate between meals and snacks. According to a study from France, "A physiological distinction between eating occasions may help account for contradictory findings on the role of eating frequency in energy homeostasis. We assessed this issue using a midafternoon eating occasion known in France as the gouter that often consists of snack foods. Among the 24 male subjects, 8 habitually consumed four meals per day, i.e., were usual gouter eaters (GE), and 16 habitually took three meals per day, i.e., usual non-gouter non-snack eaters (NGNSE). "All subjects were time blinded from lunchtime and had to...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2004-05-31)
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