According to the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans report, nearly half of American adults have at least one chronic disease related to diet, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and certain cancers. I am suffering. The excesses of modern Western diets have increased the incidence of symptoms associated with this type of diet.
In addition to disease, a poor diet can wreak havoc on your microbiome. Research shows that eating high-fat, high-sugar meals can kill essential bacteria in your gut, leading to an imbalanced gut and a dysfunctional immune system.
Dietary intervention is a common initial treatment and usually involves changing the composition of the diet or imposing restrictions on food choices. However, dietary restrictions often lead to decreased compliance.
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Intermittent fasting (IF) is an unconventional diet that has emerged as an alternative to other types of diets. There is no need to change your food choices or diet composition. Instead, IF utilizes time-restricted eating, reducing daily calorie intake, or complete water-only fasting days.
Fasting is thought to support a healthy metabolism, heart and brain health, and healthy blood sugar levels, which may reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes.
Researchers in New Zealand wanted to make the diet trend even more successful by finding an easier way to stick to it.
“Despite these health benefits, increased hunger near the end of a fasting period can make it difficult to continue and reduce the desire to repeat the fast.”Dr. Edward Walker, lead author of the study, said:
Scientists turned to the extraction of calocarb, a bitter hop flower extract from New Zealand, which aims to manage food cravings and control the amount of food eaten. This extract is trademarked under the brand name Amarasate and is owned by the government-funded Plant & Food Research (PFR).
When certain cells in the small intestine sense certain bitter compounds in food, they trigger a hormonal response that signals the brain to stop eating. Amarasate works by causing this “bitter brake.”
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The study required 30 adult men to fast for 24 hours on the same days of the week for three weeks. Participants were given high or low doses of amarasate, or a placebo. Both groups receiving amarasate reported a statistically significant (>10%) reduction in hunger. They also did not experience the same hunger pangs at lunchtime that the placebo group experienced 18 hours into their fast.
The study by eight plant and food research scientists was then peer-reviewed and published in an international scientific journal. nutrients.
Dr. Walker said the study results suggest that amarasate could be used to reduce hunger during intermittent fasting, and that the bitter compound may regulate appetite independent of meal timing. He said that it shows that.
“This study confirms the effectiveness of bitter extract in regulating appetite towards the end of a 24-hour water-only fasting period, and shows that targeted administration of amarasate reduces hunger during the later stages of fasting. We have shown that it can reduce stress and increase satiety.”Dr. Walker said.
From the bush to the states
Amarasat was developed by Plant & Food Research, New Zealand’s largest government research agency, and commercialized by Calocarb, a nutrition and e-commerce company, in 2018.
The product contains three ingredients: hop flower, rosemary, and canola seed oil. These ingredients are encapsulated in Capsugel’s patented Licaps capsules, aiding in a targeted release mechanism.
Although the product was developed in New Zealand, the company’s CEO told NutraIngredients-USA in 2018: “It was developed specifically for the U.S. market.”
The product arrived on the US market in 2018 and is now sold online under the name Calocurb. A 30-day supply of 45 capsules costs $49.95.
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2019, 11(11), 2754; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11112754
“New Zealand bitter hop extract reduces hunger during a 24-hour water fast.”
Author: E. Walker, et al.
