Elsevier

Physiology & Behavior

Volume 31, Issue 4, October 1983, Pages 515-521
Physiology & Behavior

Reflex insulin response associated to food intake in human subjects

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Abstract

The occurrence of a reflex insulin discharge at the beginning of a meal, and its possible influence on intake were studied in 7 normal weight humans. Each subject was tested twice under three standard meal conditions. The evolutions of insulinemia and glycemia were recorded over an 84 min observation period, starting 2 min before food presentation. Blood was drawn continuously from an antecubital vein, and collected in 1-min samples for the first 30 min, and then in 3-min samples. The average glycemia curve was stable until some 18–20 min after meal onset. By contrast, a significant rise in plasma insulin appeared as early as the 4th min after meal onset and it is hypothesized to be preabsorptive, of cephalic and/or gastric origin. However, inter-test variations were large even in the same person. Schematically, three types of early insulin responses were observed: high and/or sustained rise, moderate and/or short increase, moderate decrease in plasma insulin. The shape of the early insulin response was not related to any meal characteristic. The potential biological and behavioral significance of the early insulin release is discussed.

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