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3 Maastricht University, Department of Human Biology, Nutrition and Toxicology Research Institute Maastricht, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands; 4 Top Institute Food and Nutrition, 6700 AN, Wageningen, The Netherlands; and 5 Matforsk AS, The Norwegian Food Research Institute, N-1430 Ås, Norway
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: astrid.smeets{at}hb.unimaas.nl.
| ABSTRACT |
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In a recent study, Lejeune et al. (6) showed that a HP diet, compared with an adequate-protein diet, when consumed in energy balance over 4 d, increased 24-h satiety, thermogenesis, sleeping metabolic rate, protein balance, and fat oxidation. In the HP condition, satiety was related to protein intake and incidentally to plasma ghrelin and GLP-1 concentrations. It has not been determined whether these effects of a HP diet occur with exposure to 1 meal. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the acute effects of a HP lunch on energy expenditure (EE), diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT), substrate oxidation, satiety related hormones (GLP-1, ghrelin, and PYY), and satiety. We hypothesized that a single HP meal compared with a single appropriate-protein (AP) meal may increase satiety, DIT, plasma GLP-1 and PYY concentrations, and fat oxidation, and decrease plasma ghrelin concentrations and respiratory quotient (RQ).
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EE and substrate oxidation. On the test days, baseline and postlunch EE and substrate oxidation were measured with an open-circuit, ventilated-hood system with the subjects lying supine (28). Gas analysis was performed by a paramagnetic O2 analyzer (OmniCal type 1155B; Crowborough) and an infrared CO2 analyzer (OmniCal type 1520/1507). EE was calculated using Brouwer's formula (29). The RQ was calculated as CO2 produced/O2 consumed. The nonprotein RQ was calculated using the formula: [VCO2 (L) – 4.8 x N(g)/VO2 (L) – 6 x N(g)], where V stands for volume and N stands for nitrogen. Carbohydrate, fat, and protein oxidation were calculated from the measurements of oxygen consumption, CO2 production, and urinary nitrogen excretion by using the formula of Brouwer (29). Urine samples were collected from the first void after the start of the test day (1100) until the last void on the test day (1600). Subjects voided their bladder before the start of the test day (before 1100) Samples were collected in containers with 10 mL H2SO4 to prevent nitrogen loss through evaporation. Volume and nitrogen concentration were measured, the latter with a nitrogen analyzer (CHN-O-Rapid; Heraeus).
Blood sampling. One hour before the lunch was served (1100), a polytetrafluoroethylene catheter was placed in the antecubital vein for blood sampling. During each test day, we took 1 blood sample just before the lunch (at 0 min) and 4 blood samples after lunch (at 45, 60, 120, and 180 min) for measurement of plasma ghrelin, GLP-1, and PYY concentrations. Blood samples were collected in tubes containing EDTA to prevent clotting. Plasma was obtained by centrifugation (4°C, 1000 x g; 10 min) and stored at –80°C until analyzed. We measured plasma concentrations of active ghrelin using radioimmunoassay (Linco Research) and analyzed plasma active GLP-1 samples by enzyme-linked immunoradiometric assay (EGLP- 35K; Linco Research). PYY was measured with a specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay, which measures both the full length (PYY1–36) and the fragment (PYY3–36) (Linco Research).
Appetite profile. We measured appetite profile using anchored 100-mm visual analogue scales (VAS). During each test day, questionnaires were completed at several time points before and after the lunch. The questions were, "How hungry are you?" and "How satiated are you?" and were anchored by "not at all" and "very."
Body composition. Body composition was measured using the deuterium dilution technique. 2H2O dilution was used to measure total body water (TBW). Deuterium was measured in the urine samples with an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (VG-Isogas Aqua Sira; VG Isogas). We obtained TBW by dividing the measured deuterium dilution space by 1.04. Fat-free mass was calculated by dividing TBW by the hydration factor 0.73. Fat mass was determined as body weight – fat-free mass (30–32).
Statistical analysis. Data are presented as means ± SD unless otherwise indicated. We used repeated measures ANOVA to compare the HP and AP data. Factorial ANOVA was used to analyze possible differences between gender and BMI groups. Post hoc comparisons were made with the Fisher's protected least significant difference test. Linear regression analysis was performed to determine the relations between selected variables and Pearson correlations are reported. All statistical tests were performed using Statview SE Graphics software (version 4.5; Abacus Concepts).
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The RQ did not differ between the HP (0.84 ± 0.04) and the AP (0.86 ± 0.04) treatments and the nonprotein RQ also did not differ between the HP (0.85 ± 0.05) and the AP (0.87 ± 0.05) treatments. Substrate oxidation did not differ between the HP condition (protein oxidation: 17.4 ± 5.9 g; carbohydrate oxidation: 34.2 ± 11.5 g; fat oxidation: 15.8 ± 6.9 g) and the AP condition (protein oxidation: 16.9 ± 6.2 g; carbohydrate oxidation: 37.3 ± 12.4 g; fat oxidation: 13.2 ± 6.4 g).
Plasma hormones. The plasma hormone concentrations did not differ between the 2 treatments at baseline before the lunches were consumed. Changes in hormone concentrations in response to the lunches are expressed as the change from baseline. Plasma GLP-1 responses were lower 15 min after the HP lunch than after the AP lunch (P < 0.01; Fig. 1A). Plasma active ghrelin responses to the HP and AP lunches did not differ at any of the time points measured (Fig. 1B). The plasma active ghrelin response 15 min after the AP lunch differed between men [–35.4 ± 36.8 pg/mL (–10.6 ± 11.1 pmol/L)] and women [6.9 ± 55.5 pg/mL (2.1 ± 16.7 pmol/L); P < 0.05]. Plasma PYY responses to the HP and AP lunches did not differ at any of the time points measured (Fig. 1C). The plasma PYY response 15 min after the HP lunch differed between subjects with a BMI > 25 kg/m2 [–7.9 ± 16.5 pg/mL (–1.8 ± 3.8 pmol/L)] and subjects with a BMI < 25 kg/m2 [12.8 ± 22.8 pg/mL (3.0 ± 5.3 pmol/L); P < 0.05].
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| Discussion |
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Most studies that observed effects on satiety used a higher percentage of energy from protein, e.g. 43–68%, in the HP meal compared with our study (2,9–11,33–36). Our study and that of Hill and Blundell (34) showed that when using mixed meals, satiety is already increased at 25% energy from protein compared with satiety at 10% of energy from protein. These findings are very relevant to the human diet, because 25% of energy from protein can easily be achieved using typically consumed foods. Barkeling et al. (36) asked subjects consume 43% of energy from protein using typically consumed foods in a mixed HP meal. This HP meal increased satiety compared with the mixed meal with 10% of energy from protein but also caused taste aversion for HP foods. The development of taste aversion may contribute more to satiation (terminating a meal) rather than to satiety (postponing the next meal). In this study, however, taste aversion cannot play a role, because the sausages used to manipulate the protein content of the treatment meals were exactly the same in taste, texture, and appearance. Here, the short-term effect of the single HP meal (after 30 min) on satiety may reflect satiation rather than satiety, because the subjects were aware that it was single fixed meal they had to finish and after which they would not receive any other foods. Strong feelings of satiety over a short period after ingestion of a meal may be interpreted as the wish to terminate the eating episode rather than the wish to postpone the next eating episode.
EE after the HP lunch tended to be higher than after the AP lunch. The effect of protein on 24-h thermogenesis has frequently been observed by others (2,4–7,37). The increased thermogenesis over 24 h is thought to be 1 of the mechanisms that increases feelings of satiety after a HP meal. The relationship between DIT and satiety, however, reflects a condition of a HP diet that the subjects experience (6) or appears after consuming extremely high contents of protein in the meal (2). For instance, Crovetti et al. (2) observed a correlation between DIT and fullness ratings over 7 h (HP meal contained 68% energy from protein). Lejeune et al. (6) did observe a relationship between DIT and satiety with 30% energy from protein in a respiration chamber study lasting 36 h. In these studies, DIT was measured over a longer period compared with our study, which may have contributed to a stronger relationship between appetite ratings and DIT as well.
Plasma ghrelin, GLP-1, and PYY did not differ in our study. In a recent study, Lejeune et al. (6) observed higher plasma GLP-1 responses following a HP dinner than after a AP dinner. The plasma GLP-1 response after the HP lunch in that study was, however, not different from the plasma GLP-1 response after the AP lunch. The exchange of percentage of energy from carbohydrate for protein in both the Lejeune study (6) and our study complicates the interpretation of the plasma GLP-1 responses. A larger availability of carbohydrates may have lead to increased contact of carbohydrates with the small intestine, which increases plasma GLP-1 responses to mixed meals (38). Although GLP-1 is often considered to be a satiety hormone, in our study, plasma GLP-1 responses were not correlated to satiety. This lack of relationship between the increased plasma concentrations of GLP-1 and satiety has been observed in several other studies, which suggests that the effect of peripheral GLP-1 on satiety may be influenced by the central sensitivity for GLP-1 or interactions with other hormones (19,38–40). In previous studies, effects of protein on plasma ghrelin responses have been conflicting (6,41–43). The amount of carbohydrate, through glucose and insulin, and the food form, through gastric emptying, may influence plasma ghrelin responses to a meal. In this study, plasma ghrelin concentrations did not contribute to the observed effects of the HP lunch on satiety. This is consistent with the results of Lejeune et al. (6), who observed no differences in plasma ghrelin responses following HP meals throughout the day compared with AP meals.
The HP and AP lunched did not affect plasma PYY responses. Plasma PYY responses are influenced by energy intake and meal composition. In a recent study, Batterham et al. (44) observed significantly higher plasma PYY responses to a HP meal in both lean and obese subjects. In that study, the size of the meals and the amount of protein were much larger than in our study. The size of the meals used in our study, which ranged from 2.8 to 4.5 MJ (35% of subject specific daily energy needs), may have been too small to evoke an acute response in plasma PYY in the postprandial state. The range of the measured plasma hormone responses was quite large at some time points. This variability in responses was due to, among other things, different responses between men and women (45) and between subjects who were normal weight or overweight according to their BMI (46). Studying a heterogeneous group of subjects, however, makes the outcomes more applicable to the general population.
Apart from the hormones measured in this study, other hormones, which have been shown to be induced by protein ingestion, such as cholecystokinin, insulin, and gastric inhibitory polypeptide, may have contributed to the satiating effect of the HP meal (47–49).
Our results should be interpreted with caution, because this study was conducted at lunch in the postprandial state. Most studies of single HP meals have been conducted at breakfast in subjects in the postabsorptive state, which makes them difficult to compare with this study.
We conclude that a single HP meal of 25% of energy from protein rather than 10% of energy from protein, where protein was exchanged with carbohydrates and contained the same foods, has a greater effect on satiety. The effects of a single HP meal in the postprandial state are not mediated by increased plasma GLP-1 or PYY concentrations and decreased plasma ghrelin concentration. Over the longer term (meals or days), plasma GLP-1, PYY, and ghrelin responses most probably augment and, as a result, may contribute to the increased satiety observed for HP foods and diets. Obviously, there is a marked difference between the satiety effect due to a continuous HP diet and an acute HP lunch. The short-term effect of the single HP meal on satiety in this study may reflect satiation rather than satiety. Other factors, which may explain the HP effect on satiety, may be metabolites or amino acids. In a recent study, Veldhorst et al. (50) showed that the satiating effect of a HP breakfast was positively related to plasma concentrations of specific amino acids up to 4 h. In future studies, protein metabolites, plasma amino acids, and central effects of satiety-related hormones may give more insight into the acute effects of HP meals on satiety.
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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| FOOTNOTES |
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2 Author disclosures: A. J. Smeets, S. Soenen, N. D. Luscombe-Marsh, Ø. Ueland, and M. S. Westerterp-Plantenga, no conflicts of interest. ![]()
6 Abbreviations used: AP, appropriate protein; DIT, diet-induced thermogenesis; E, energy; EE, energy expenditure; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; HP, high protein; PYY, peptide tyrosine-tyrosine; RQ, respiratory quotient; TBW, total body water; VAS, visual analogue scale. ![]()
Manuscript received 18 October 2007. Initial review completed 26 November 2007. Revision accepted 17 January 2008.
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