Increased fiber curbs appetit...( s feeling of being full said Barbara...)

s feeling of being full," said Barbara Schneeman, a UC Davis nutrition professor, who led the study. "It appears this is due not only to fiber creating a greater volume of food in the gastrointestinal tract, but also to fiber promoting the release of cholecystokinin."

She noted that further research is needed to help understand the long-term effects of fiber on controlling food consumption and energy balance, and to determine the role that gender plays in the mechanisms that control food intake.

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Contact: Patricia Bailey
pjbailey@ucdavis.eu
530-752-9843
University of California - Davis
31-Oct-2002

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