Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and Men
Various conditioning factors influence the sensory response to a meal (inducible factors). We hypothesized that inherent characteristics of the eater (constitutive factors) also play a role. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to determine the role of gender, as an individual constitutive fac...
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doaj-961f7d1041ba45dc99d8426e8198199f2020-11-25T00:10:23ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432019-01-0111111910.3390/nu11010119nu11010119Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and MenHugo Monrroy0Teodora Pribic1Carmen Galan2Adoracion Nieto3Nuria Amigo4Anna Accarino5Xavier Correig6Fernando Azpiroz7Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainDigestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainDigestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainDigestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas (Ciberdem), Metabolomics Platform, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43002 Tarragona, SpainDigestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas (Ciberdem), Metabolomics Platform, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43002 Tarragona, SpainDigestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (Ciberehd), Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), SpainVarious conditioning factors influence the sensory response to a meal (inducible factors). We hypothesized that inherent characteristics of the eater (constitutive factors) also play a role. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to determine the role of gender, as an individual constitutive factor, on the meal-related experience. Randomized parallel trial in 10 women and 10 men, comparing the sensations before, during, and after stepwise ingestion of a comfort meal up to full satiation. Comparisons were performed by repeated Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) measures. During stepwise ingestion, satisfaction initially increased up to a peak, and later decreased down to a nadir at the point of full satiation. Interestingly, the amount of food consumed at the well-being peak was lower, and induced significantly less fullness in women than in men. Hence, men required a larger meal load and stronger homeostatic sensations to achieve satisfaction. The same pattern was observed at the level of full satiation: men ate more and still experienced positive well-being, whereas in women, well-being scores dropped below pre-meal level. The effect of gender on the ingestion experience suggests that other constitutive factors of the eater may also influence responses to meals.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/1/119meal ingestionpost-prandial sensationshedonic responsehomeostatic sensationsgender differencesmetabolomic response |
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Hugo Monrroy Teodora Pribic Carmen Galan Adoracion Nieto Nuria Amigo Anna Accarino Xavier Correig Fernando Azpiroz Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and Men Nutrients meal ingestion post-prandial sensations hedonic response homeostatic sensations gender differences metabolomic response |
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Hugo Monrroy Teodora Pribic Carmen Galan Adoracion Nieto Nuria Amigo Anna Accarino Xavier Correig Fernando Azpiroz |
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Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and Men |
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Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and Men |
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Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and Men |
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Meal Enjoyment and Tolerance in Women and Men |
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meal enjoyment and tolerance in women and men |
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Various conditioning factors influence the sensory response to a meal (inducible factors). We hypothesized that inherent characteristics of the eater (constitutive factors) also play a role. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to determine the role of gender, as an individual constitutive factor, on the meal-related experience. Randomized parallel trial in 10 women and 10 men, comparing the sensations before, during, and after stepwise ingestion of a comfort meal up to full satiation. Comparisons were performed by repeated Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) measures. During stepwise ingestion, satisfaction initially increased up to a peak, and later decreased down to a nadir at the point of full satiation. Interestingly, the amount of food consumed at the well-being peak was lower, and induced significantly less fullness in women than in men. Hence, men required a larger meal load and stronger homeostatic sensations to achieve satisfaction. The same pattern was observed at the level of full satiation: men ate more and still experienced positive well-being, whereas in women, well-being scores dropped below pre-meal level. The effect of gender on the ingestion experience suggests that other constitutive factors of the eater may also influence responses to meals. |
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meal ingestion post-prandial sensations hedonic response homeostatic sensations gender differences metabolomic response |
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