Distention of the small intestine, satiety, and the control of food intake

摘要: The studies reported here investigated the role that filling of small intestine plays in control ingestion. Adding mannitol, a nonabsorbable carbohydrate, to palatable solution reduced meal size rats proportion its concentration. Intake is suppressed for duration time remains full. If dietary fiber, which sequesters water and swells, fills sufficiently, it may act suppress prolong length intermeal intervals.