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1、Glancethroughapopularmagazine’slistofhealthybreakfastfoodsandyou’lllikelyfindoatmealinthegroup.Amongotherbenefits,oatmealistoutedashavingtheabilitytokeepyoufull,effectivelysquelchingthedesireforthatmidmorningsnack.Infact,agroupofresearchersrecentlyfoundthatase
2、rvingofinstantoatmealdecreasedthedesiretoeatmorethanthesameamountofHoneyNutCheerios,anoat-basedcereal.IdecidedtotalkwithleadauthorCandidaRebelloofthePenningtonBiomedicalResearchCentertofindoutwhatmakesoatmealsospecial. Thestorybeginswithdietaryfiber,thepartof
3、plantfoodsthatthebodycan’tdigest,whichhasbeenshowntopromoteafeelingoffullness.Boththeoatsinoatmealandready-to-eatoat-basedcerealscontainβ-glucan,atypeofsolublefiber. However,it’snotjustthefibercontentthatmatters,accordingtoRebelloandherfellowresearchers.Fulln
4、essandthedesiretoeatmayalsobeinfluencedbyapropertyoffluidscalledviscosity,which,inthiscase,isgeneratedbyoatβ-glucan.Rebellodescribedviscosityastheslimyfeelofoatmealthatyoucanbothseeinthebowlandfeelinyourmouth.Scientiststhinkviscosityaffectsappetitebyinfluencin
5、gthewayfoodsinteractwiththemouth,aswellasthestomachandintestines.Forexample,increasedviscosityintheintestinaltractcanstimulatethereleaseofappetite-regulatinghormones.Theoralandgastriceffectsworktogether,accordingtoRebello,meaningafoodwithbothahighinitialviscos
6、ityinthemouthandahighsubsequentviscosityinthegastrointestinaltractwilllikelyproduceagreaterfeelingoffullness. ThestudyRebelloandcolleaguesrecentlyauthoredlookedatinstantoatmeal,old-fashionedoatmealandHoneyNutCheeriosandmeasuredeachfood’sviscosityandeffectonsa
7、tiety.(IshouldnotethatthoughRebelloworksforthePenningtonBiomedicalResearchCenter,thestudywasacollaborativeeffortwithresearchersfromPepsiCoR&DNutritionandwasfundedbyPepsiCoR&DNutrition’sQuakerOatsCenterofExcellence.) Theresearchersfoundthatinstantoatmealimprov
8、edseveralmeasuresofsatiety,orthefeelingoffullness,overafour-hourperiodmorethanHoneyNutCheeriosdid.Old-fashionedoatmealimprovedonemeasureofsatietywhencomparedtoHoneyNutCheerios.Asmi
