Food intake and satiety response after medium-chain triglycerides ingested as solid or liquid

Maher, T., Sampson, A., Goslawska, M., Pangua-Irigaray, C., Shafat, A. and Clegg, M. E. (2019) Food intake and satiety response after medium-chain triglycerides ingested as solid or liquid. Nutrients, 11 (7). 1638. ISSN 2072-6643 doi: 10.3390/nu11071638

Abstract/Summary

Consuming medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) may reduce subsequent energy intake and increase satiety compared to long-chain triglycerides (LCT), but may be dependent on the physical form in which MCT is ingested. Twenty-nine participants completed four trials where they consumed a breakfast containing either LCT or MCT in solid (Con-S and MCT-S, respectively) or liquid (Con-L and MCT-L, respectively) form. Appetite ratings and gastric emptying (GE) were taken at baseline and at 15 min intervals for 4 h. Energy intake was assessed at an ad libitum meal and via weighed food records for the remainder of the day. Ad libitum energy intake was highest in Con-L (4101 ± 1278 kJ vs Con-S, 3323 ± 1196; MCT-S, 3516 ± 1058; MCT-L, 3257 ± 1345; P = 0.001). Intake over the whole day was significantly lower in MCT-L (7904 ± 3244) compared to Con-L (9531 ± 3557; P = 0.001). There were significant differences in GE times (P < 0.05), with MCT breakfasts delaying GE to a greater extent than LCT, and MCT-L having the longest GE times. There were no differences in appetite sensations. MCT reduce subsequent intake without affecting subjective sensations of appetite when consumed in liquid form.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/84984
Identification Number/DOI	10.3390/nu11071638
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Human Nutrition Research Group
Publisher	MDPI
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