Significant impact of pace of eating on serum ghrelin and glucose levels.
OBJECTIVE
To study the effect of normal versus slow eating on serum ghrelin, glucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels in healthy subjects from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.


METHODS
The specified breakfast meal was served on two randomized occasions to 24 healthy volunteers to eat with a normal pace or at a slow rate. Venous blood samples were collected at 7 time points for biochemical analysis.


RESULTS
The slow ingestion of meals resulted in a significant increase in blood glucose and ghrelin levels as compared to normal pace of eating.


CONCLUSIONS
Normal eating speed appears to be beneficial for maintaining the optimal blood glucose and ghrelin levels.
Sobki
Samia H
SH
Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zaid
Aus Al
AA
Khan
Haseeb A
HA
Alhomida
Abdullah S
AS
Hilal
Khalid Al
KA
Khan
Shaukat A
SA
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology*; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
D001786:Blood Glucose; D054439:Ghrelin