Background: Whole apples produce greater satiety than processed apples, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Objective: Our aim was to assess the intragastric processing of apple preparations and the associated small and large bowel contents using MRI.
Methods: An open label, 3-way crossover, randomized, controlled trial.
Whole-grain cereal breakfast consumption has been associated with beneficial effects on glucose and insulin metabolism as well as satiety. Pearl millet is a popular ancient grain variety that can be grown in hot, dry regions. However, little is known about its health effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCereal grain based porridges are commonly consumed throughout the world. Whilst some data are available for varieties that are popular in the Western world such as oats and rye, other 'ancient' grains used in the East and in Africa such as millets are thought to have beneficial health effects, such as a suppression of post prandial hunger and circulating glucose levels. These grains, a sustainable food source due to their tolerance of extreme weather and growing conditions, are commonly found throughout Asia and Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rate and extent of drug dissolution and absorption from solid oral dosage forms is highly dependent on the volume of liquid in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). However, little is known about the time course of GIT liquid volumes after drinking a glass of water (8 oz), particularly in the colon, which is a targeted site for both locally and systemically acting drug products. Previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies offered novel insights on GIT liquid distribution in fasted humans in the stomach and small intestine, and showed that freely mobile liquid in the intestine collects in fairly distinct regions or "pockets".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Intragastric creaming and droplet size of fat emulsions may affect intragastric behavior and gastrointestinal and satiety responses.
Objectives: We tested the hypotheses that gastrointestinal physiologic responses and satiety will be increased by an increase in intragastric stability and by a decrease in fat droplet size of a fat emulsion.
Methods: This was a double-blind, randomized crossover study in 11 healthy persons [8 men and 3 women, aged 24 ± 1 y; body mass index (in kg/m(2)): 24.
Background: Compared with nonaerated, isocaloric controls, aerated foods can reduce appetite throughout an entire dieting day. Increased gastric volumes and delayed emptying are possible but unexplored mechanisms.
Objective: We tested the hypothesis that aerated drinks (foams) of differing gastric stability would increase gastric distension and reduce appetite compared with a control drink.
The rate and extent of drug dissolution and absorption from solid oral dosage forms is highly dependent upon the volumes and distribution of gastric and small intestinal water. However, little is known about the time courses and distribution of water volumes in vivo in an undisturbed gut. Previous imaging studies offered a snapshot of water distribution in fasted humans and showed that water in the small intestine is distributed in small pockets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCalibration of the BOLD signal is potentially of great value in providing a closer measure of the underlying changes in brain function related to neuronal activity than the BOLD signal alone, but current approaches rely on an assumed relationship between cerebral blood volume (CBV) and cerebral blood flow (CBF). This is poorly characterised in humans and does not reflect the predominantly venous nature of BOLD contrast, whilst this relationship may vary across brain regions and depend on the structure of the local vascular bed. This work demonstrates a new approach to BOLD calibration which does not require an assumption about the relationship between cerebral blood volume and cerebral blood flow.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeparation of solids and liquids within the stomach allows faster gastric emptying of liquids compared with solids, a phenomenon known as sieving. We tested the hypothesis that blending a solid and water meal would abolish sieving, preventing the early rapid decrease in gastric volume and thereby enhancing satiety. We carried out 2 separate studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Secretin-stimulated magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is used for the diagnosis of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD), but it does not correlate well with sphincter of Oddi manometry. Serial MRCP following morphine-neostigmine provocation may be of value in the assessment of SOD, but the effects of these pharmacological agents on pancreaticobiliary morphology in healthy subjects have not been studied. The aim of the present study was to use serial MRCP to characterize the effects of morphine-neostigmine and secretin provocation on serum pancreatic enzyme responses and pancreaticobiliary ductal morphology in healthy subjects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe anatomical geometry of the upper airways of five healthy volunteers were studied using three-dimensional inhalation-gated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for two dummy inhalation devices of varying airflow resistances (0.049(0.5) and 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe anatomical geometry of the upper airways of 20 volunteers has been studied using three-dimensional (3D)inhalation-gated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)for four separate dummy inhalation devices of varying diameters and resistances. The only anatomical parameters showing a consistent dependence upon device characteristics were the total airway and buccal volumes between large and small mouthpieces and the distance from the back of the teeth to the first solid obstacle encountered. Individual subjects showed varied device dependent changes: 45% having an increase in regional airway volumes, particularly in the nasopharynx (+46% volume increase)and laryngo-pharynx (+36% volume increase)for the high-resistance devices compared with the low-resistance ones.
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