BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 5 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person's blood sugar.
But is there something about food processing itself that influences how our bodies respond?
Researchers exploring that question were surprised to find that minimally and highly processed meals nutritionally matched on calories, carbohydrates,fats, proteins, water, salt, and weight produced distinct metabolic responses.
The ultraprocessed meals prompted the body to release more insulin and expend more energy while burning less carbohydrate for fuel.They also evoked different responses in the ...