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Children's food and satiety responsiveness in association with post‐prandial glucose following a standardized liquid meal
Author(s) -
Gowey M. A.,
ChandlerLaney P. C.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1758-8111
pISSN - 1758-8103
DOI - 10.1111/cob.12210
Subject(s) - medicine , post prandial , meal , association (psychology) , obesity , food intake , endocrinology , physiology , diabetes mellitus , psychology , psychotherapist
Summary Children's responsiveness to food cues and satiety may put them at greater risk for obesity; however, little is known about the physiological mechanisms underlying children's responsiveness to food and satiety. The objective of this study was to examine the association between children's post‐prandial glucose responses and maternal report of their eating behaviours. A secondary data analysis was conducted using partial correlation analyses adjusted for gender in a sample of children aged 5–10 years and their mothers ( N = 28 dyads). Standardized liquid meal tests were administered to children and blood samples were obtained over the following 4 h. Mothers completed the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. An earlier post‐prandial peak glucose concentration was associated with greater food responsiveness ( r = −0.39, P = 0.04) but not satiety responsiveness. The percent increase in glucose from fasting to peak also tended to be inversely associated with greater food responsiveness ( r = −0.38, P = 0.05). Results suggest that earlier and smaller post‐prandial glucose excursions may be related to children's response to food cues. Future research should use objective methods to examine whether the association of post‐prandial glucose with food responsiveness prospectively contributes to weight gain.