Abstract
Cephalic phase insulin release (CPIR) occurs following sensory stimulation with food-related stimuli, and has been shown to limit postabsorptive hyperglycemia. While the specific stimuli that elicit CPIR in humans have not been clearly defined, previous research points to sugars as having potential importance. Maltodextrins are a starch-derived food ingredient commonly found in a variety of processed food products. When consumed, salivary α-amylase rapidly cleaves its component saccharides into smaller units, leading to the production of sugars in the mouth. Here, we investigated whether humans elicit CPIR after tasting but not swallowing maltodextrin, and whether the degree of CPIR exhibited is affected by individuals’ salivary α-amylase activity. We found that a gelatin-based stimulus containing 22% w/v maltodextrin elicited CPIR in healthy individuals (N = 22) following a modified sham-feeding protocol using both insulin and c-peptide as indices of the response. However, the degree of CPIR measured did not differ across three groupings (low, medium, or high) of effective α-amylase activity by either index. In a follow-up experiment, a subset of participants (N = 14) underwent the same protocol using a gelatin stimulus without maltodextrin, and no observable CPIR ensued. These findings suggest that oral stimulation with maltodextrin elicits CPIR in humans, but that individual differences in effective salivary α-amylase activity may not necessarily be predictive of the degree of CPIR.
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