JCEM: Different types of sugars may affect appetite-regulating hormone levels in young people's bodies

17, 2020 // -- In a recent study published in the international journal The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, scientists from institutions such as the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California found that sucrose drinks may cause lower levels of appetite-regulating hormones in young people's bodies compared to glucose drinks.
Excessive sugar intake is a major risk factor for obesity, and sucrose is made up of the same amount of glucose and fructose, which are often added to processed foods such as sodas, sweets, grains and canned foods, while glucose is found in foods such as honey and dried fruit. Kathleen Page,
M.D., said the study found that when young people consumed drinks containing sucrose, they produced lower levels of appetite-regulating hormones in their bodies compared to those who consumed glucose drinks, the main sugars circulating in the body's blood.
Photo Source: In the CC0 Public Domain study, researchers revealed for the first time how individual body characteristics, including weight, gender, and insulin sensitivity, affect the body's hormonal response to two different types of sugars (glucose and sucrose).
findings suggest that it is important to consider how individual body characteristics affect the response mechanisms to different types of sugars and other nutrients in the food supply.
the study, the researchers included 69 young people between the ages of 18 and 35 who were involved in two studies that included drinks containing glucose or sucrose.
researchers found that when participants ate drinks containing sucrose, they produced low levels of hunger-suppressing hormones in their bodies compared to drinks containing the same amount of glucose.
also noted that multiple individual body characteristics, including weight and gender, may also affect the body's hormone response levels to different sugars.
() Original source: Alexandra G Yunker, Shan Luo, Sabrina Jones, et al. appetite regulatoring hormones are reduced after oral sucrose vs glucose: influence of obesity, insulin and sex, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (2020). DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa865。