Sugar infusion can enhance feeding.
An investigation was made of the role of glucose in the regulation of hunger and satiety in the rabbit. Glucose, when infused intraduodenally at a low rate (1 milliliter per minute), produced a decrease in food intake. However, when glucose was infused into the duodenum at a high rate (3 milliliters per minute), the rabbits nearly doubled their food intake during the first half-hour after infusion. It is hypothesized that the rapid arrival and glucose in the duodenum may produce hunger.
D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011817:Rabbits; D012527:Satiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D012528:Satiety Response / Q000187:drug effects*
D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose