RESEARCH ARTICLE
Functional Food to Regulate Satiety and Energy Intake in Human
Marcela Alviña1, *, Hector Araya1, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
Issue: Suppl 1: M4
First Page: 58
Last Page: 68
Publisher ID: TOASJ-10-58
DOI: 10.2174/1874331501610010058
Article History:
Received Date: 4/12/2015Revision Received Date: 1/8/2016
Acceptance Date: 4/8/2016
Electronic publication date: 31/08/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
Nowadays obesity is affecting people from all socioeconomic levels in most of the countries worldwide. Appetite and satiety are complex processes which influence the energy regulation. As a solution to enable individuals to control their body weight, functional foods were developed in order to reduce the energy intake. However, the methodology to assess the satiating efficiency of functional foods, including monitoring through biomarkers, is very complex and needs to be standardized. The aim of the present work was to analyse the results published in the area of functional food and satiety to demonstrate the potential satiating role of these foods.