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Eating a high-protein instant ramen breakfast does not change blood sugar, insulin, or hunger hormone levels more than a low-protein version, and people eat less at lunch regardless of these hormone changes.

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Consuming a high-protein instant ramen breakfast (20g protein) compared to a standard-protein version (6g protein) does not result in significant differences in postprandial glucose, insulin, ghrelin, GLP-1, or PYY3-36 concentrations in healthy adults, and reduced lunch intake occurs independently of these hormonal responses.

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Eating a large volume of food with high protein stretches the stomach and triggers signals from the gut wall that tell the brain to stop eating, even though hunger and fullness hormones stay the same. This causes people to eat less at the next meal without needing changes in insulin, ghrelin, or other hormones.

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