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An investigation of the role of oro-sensory stimulation in sugar satiety?

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether oral factors stimulated by the presence of sucrose in the mouth are involved in the suppression of appetite following sucrose ingestion.

DESIGN: Ten male and 10 female healthy volunteers participated in four experimental conditions designed to provide differing levels of oro-sensory stimulation. Appetite and energy intake from a test meal were measured after subjects chewed and ingested sucrose-containing pastilles over a 10 min period, consumed a sucrose-containing jelly over a 5 min period, consumed a sucrose-containing drink within 2 min and drank plain water within 2 min. The three sucrose-containing preloads were similar in nutrient composition, each containing 251 kJ.

RESULTS: Ratings of hunger and fullness did not differ between the four conditions following ingestion of the preloads. However, energy intake from a test lunch was significantly reduced after consuming the pastilles when compared with the plain water and equicaloric sweet drink conditions.

CONCLUSION: These results suggest that enhanced oro-sensory stimulation from chewing the sweet food was involved in the suppression of food intake.

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This paper relates to one previously published in IJO 26:1 (January 2002) on pages 80–86.

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Lavin, J., French, S., Ruxton, C. et al. An investigation of the role of oro-sensory stimulation in sugar satiety?. Int J Obes 26, 384–388 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801829

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