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Aydin, S. et al.

Suleyman Aydin, Emir Donder, Okhan K. Akin, Fatih Sahpaz, Yalcin Kendir, Manar M. Alnema,

Fat-free milk as a therapeutic approach for constipation and the effect on serum motilin and ghrelin levels.

OBJECTIVE: This study explores the effects of fat-free milk supplementation on individuals with chronic constipation with regard to levels of motilin and acylated and des-acylated ghrelin (which affect intestinal motility) and compares them with data from control subjects given whole milk supplementation. METHODS: The investigation was designed according to the constipation severity test of individuals whose ages and body mass indexes were comparable. Individuals with mild constipation (n=10) were supplemented with 400 mL of fat-free milk daily; moderate constipation cases (n=10) were supplemented with 600 mL, and severe constipation cases (n=10) were supplemented with 800 mL of fat-free milk daily. Healthy control subjects were administered 400 mL of fat-free milk (group 1), which was followed a month later by administration of 400 mL of whole milk for 3 days (group 2). Blood samples were collected from the subjects before and after milk supplementation for hormone analyses. Motilin and acylated and des-acylated ghrelin were quantified with ELISA assay. RESULTS: Supplementation of fat-free milk significantly increased levels of circulating motilin and ghrelin in all groups, including the control subjects, but whole milk supplementation led to a decrease in these hormone levels in the control subjects. CONCLUSION: Drinking fat-free milk might be a new way of solving constipation.[1]

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Fat-free milk as a therapeutic approach for constipation and the effect on serum motilin and ghrelin levels. Aydin, S., Donder, E., Akin, O.K., Sahpaz, F., Kendir, Y., Alnema, M.M. Nutrition (2010) [Pubmed]

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