Sentences with phrase «stimulating effect of food»

There is, of course, an overlap between the insulin stimulating effect of food and the caloric value.

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This so - called prebiotic effect enhances the bifidobacteria which is especially desirable for infant food, and moreover stimulates short chain fatty acids production in the colon that improve the working of the intestine and ultimately the consumer's well - being.

Evaluating the potential benefits of intertwining city planning and local food systems, Phillips and Wharton offer ideas on how local food systems can positively effect communities to increase nutritional offerings and stimulate economic development.

These hormones stimulate insulin production, but this effect is countered by their ability to slow exit of the food bolus from the stomach, and therefore spread out the effect of glucose on insulin production.

Secondly, bitter taste stimulates the secretion of polypeptide YY (PYY), which reduces food intake in subjects of normal weight, so researchers decided to test the effects of the peptide infusion on the appetites of 12 obese and 12 lean subjects in a double - blind, placebo - controlled crossover study.

Viewing cancer as a metabolic disease — opposed to a disease of damaged DNA, which is a downstream effect of mitochondrial dysfunction — gives us the power to control this dysfunction by carefully choosing foods and nutrients and employing strategies that help optimize the biochemical pathways that suppress cancer growth while simultaneously stimulating mechanisms to push it into remission.

The insulin stimulating effect of whey may also be seen when taken with foods.

The negative effects seem to lie in the capacity of some foods / nutrients to stimulate proliferative pathways that in turn stimulate development of acne — suspect foods include those with a high glycaemic load and milk.11, 43, 44 Other evidence comes from several studies reporting that the prevalence of acne varies significantly between different populations and is substantially lower in non-Westernized populations that follow traditional diets, 45 a common factor among these traditional diets being a low glycaemic load.46 Various studies have provided evidence that high - glycaemic - load diets are implicated in the aetiology of acne through their capacity to stimulate insulin, androgen bioavailability and insulin - like growth factor - 1 (IGF - 1) activity, whereas the beneficial effects of low - glycaemic - load diets, apart from weight and blood glucose levels, also include improved skin quality.44 The clinical and experimental evidence does in fact suggest ways in which insulin can increase androgen production and affect via induction of steroidogenic enzymes, 47 the secretion by the pituitary gland of gonadotropin - releasing hormone and the production of sex hormone - binding globulin.48 Insulin is also able to reduce serum levels of IGF - binding protein - 1 increasing the effect of IGF - 1.49 These insulin - mediated actions can therefore influence diverse factors that underlie the development of acne such as:

But to maintain the beneficial effects of these immune - stimulating properties, we need to continue eating foods containing these phytonutrients every day.

A friend of mine who works in a pet food store (http://www.lendafreehand.com/), advised me to give a little curd - yoghurt occasionally to the cat since it aids in digestion and has a toning & stimulating effect on their metabolism.

There is evidence that pancreatic secretions are suppressed during an attack of pancreatitis, so food delivered in this manner stimulates the pancreas less than we used to believe, while it helps maintain the health of the gastrointestinal tract and decrease inflammation and adverse side effects.

There is evidence that pancreatic secretions are suppressed during an attack of pancreatitis, so food delivered in this manner stimulates the pancreas less than we used to believe, and helps to maintain the health of the gastrointestinal tract and decrease inflammation and side effects such as those listed above.