Author, as appears in the article.: Monrroy H; Borghi G; Pribic T; Galan C; Nieto A; Amigo N; Accarino A; Correig X; Azpiroz F

Department: Enginyeria Electrònica, Elèctrica i Automàtica

e-ISSN: 2072-6643

URV's Author/s: Correig Blanchar, Francesc Xavier

Keywords: Postprandial sensations Metabolomic response Meal ingestion Homeostatic response Hedonic response Gender differences metabolomic response meal ingestion homeostatic response hedonic response gender differences

Abstract: In a previous study, we demonstrated that women enjoyed and tolerated lower meal loads than men. Hence, we hypothesized that with the same meal load, their postprandial response is more pronounced than in men. We performed a randomized parallel trial in 12 women and 12 men comparing the postprandial responses to a palatable comfort meal. We measured homeostatic sensations (hunger/satiety, fullness) and hedonic sensations (digestive well-being, mood) on 10 cm scales, vagal tone by heart ratio variability and the metabolomic profile before and after meal ingestion. Gender differences were analyzed by repeated measures ANCOVA. Overall (n = 24), ingestion of the probe meal induced satiation, fullness, digestive well-being and improved mood (main time-effect p ≤ 0.005 for all). Women exhibited a more intense sensory experience, specially more postprandial fullness, than men [main gender-effect F (1, 21) = 7.14; p = 0.014]; hedonic responses in women also tended to be stronger than in men. Women exhibited more pronounced effects on vagal tone [main gender-effect F (1, 21) = 5.5; p = 0.029] and a different lipoprotein response than men. In conclusion, our data indicate that gender influences the responses to meal ingestion, and these differences may explain the predisposition and higher incidence in women of meal-related functional disorders.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Química Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Nutrition and dietetics Nutrition & dietetics Nutrição Medicina veterinaria Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Food science Farmacia Engenharias iv Engenharias ii Enfermagem Educação física Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 20726643

Author's mail: xavier.correig@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-6902-3054

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Journal volume: 11

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/3/702

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Nutrients. 11 (3):

APA: Monrroy H; Borghi G; Pribic T; Galan C; Nieto A; Amigo N; Accarino A; Correig X; Azpiroz F (2019). Biological Response to Meal Ingestion: Gender Differences. Nutrients, 11(3), -. DOI: 10.3390/nu11030702

Article's DOI: 10.3390/nu11030702

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications