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Table 3 Summary of experimental studies assessing the effects of mixed-nutrient foods on glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) secretion and associated outcomes

From: Nutritional modulation of endogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 secretion: a review

Studies

Subjects

Dietary intervention

Main outcomes measured

N

Characteristics

Food

Duration

Rebello 2013 [151]

48

〉 Healthya

Oatmealb (66.8 g)

4 h

↑ Fullness

↓ Hunger

↓ Desire to eat

↓ Prospective food consumption

Rebello 2016 [152]

48

〉 Healthy

Oatmealb (66.8 g)

4 h

↑ Fullness

↓ Hunger

↓ Desire to eat

↓ Prospective food consumption

↓ Energy intake at the next meal

Freeland 2010 [165]

28

〉 Hyperinsulinemia

High-fiber cereal (24 g/day)

1 year

↑ Acetate and butyrate blood concentrations

↑ GLP-1 blood concentrations

Nilsson 2015 [166]

20

〉 Healthy

Barley kernel-based breadc

(100 g of available starch per day)

3 days

↑ PYY postprandial blood concentrations

↑ GLP-1 fasting blood concentrations

↑ Fasting and postprandial breath hydrogen concentrations

↑ Total SCFAs and acetate fasting blood concentrations

↓ Blood glucose postprandial concentrations

↓ Insulin postprandial blood concentrations

Jenkins 2006 [156]

15

〉 Healthy

Raw almondsb (60.0 g)

4 h

↓ Blood glucose postprandial concentrations

↓ Insulin postprandial blood concentrations

↓ Oxydative damage to proteins measured in blood serum

Josse 2007 [167]

9

〉 Healthy

Raw almondsc

(30, 60 and 90 g)

4 h

↓ Blood glucose postprandial concentrationsd

Jenkins 2008 [157]

27

〉 Hyperlipidemia

Raw almonds-

(37.0 and 73.0 g)

1 month

↓ 24-hour insulin secretion

Mori 2011 [159]

14

〉 Impaired glucose tolerance

Raw almondsc (42.5 g)

8 h

↓ Blood glucose concentrations

↑ Insulin blood concentrations

↓ Non esterified fatty acid blood concentrations after a second meal

↑ Fullness

Kendall 2011 [153]

10

〉 Healthy

Pistachiosb

(28.0, 56.0 and 84.0 g)

2 h

↓ Blood glucose concentrationsd

Kendall 2014 [154]

20

〉 Metabolic syndrome

Pistachiosc (85.0 g)

3 h

↑ GLP-1 postprandial blood concentrations

↑ Glucose-insulinotropic peptide postprandial blood concentrations

↓ Blood glucose postprandial concentrations

↑ Insulin postprandial blood concentrations

Reis 2013 [168]

30

〉 Obese women

(a) Whole peanutsc (42.5 g)

(b) Peanut butterc (42.5 g)

8 h

↓ Blood glucose concentrations after second standard isocaloric meal (b)

↑ Insulin postprandial blood concentrations (a,b)

↓ Non esterified fatty acid blood concentrations after second meal (b)

↑ PYY postprandial blood concentrations (b)

↓ Desire to eat following the second meal (a,b)

Parham 2014 [155]

48

〉 Type 2 diabetes

Pistachiod (50.0 g per day)

12 weeks

↓ Fasting blood glucose concentrations

↓ Percentage of glycated blood haemoglobin

↓ Systolic blood pressure

↓ Body mass index

↓ C-reactive protein blood concentrations

Ratliff 2010 [160]

21

〉 Healthy men

Whole eggb (3)

24 h

↓ Blood glucose postprandial concentrations

↓ Ghrelin postprandial blood concentrations

↓ Insulin postprandial blood concentrations

↓ Hunger

↑ Satisfaction

↓ Energy intake at lunch and over 24 hours

Pombo-Rodrigues 2011 [162]

31

〉 Healthy

Whole eggsb (2)

4 h

↑ Fullness

↓ Desire to eat

↓ Prospective food consumption

Vander Wal 2005

[161]

30

〉 Overweight women

Whole eggsb (2)

36 h

↑ Satiety

↓ Energy intake at the next meal and over 24 and 36 hours

Liu 2015

[163]

28

〉 Healthy children and adolescents

Eggsb

3 h

↑ PYY postprandial blood concentrations

Wien 2013 [164]

26

〉 Overweight

Fresh avocadob

(50.0 to 90.0 g)

3 h

↓ Insulin postprandial blood concentrations

↓ Desire to eat

↑ Satisfaction

  1. GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1, PYY Peptide tyrosine-tyrosine, SCFAs Short-chain fatty acids
  2. a Unless otherwise mentioned, study samples include adults of both sexes
  3. b Isocaloric test and control meals, however, not marched for macronutrient contents
  4. c Test and control meals matched for carbohydrate content only
  5. d In a dose-dependent matter