Metabolic impact of certain dietary proteins and/or amino acids Glycaemic and hormonal responses to carbohydrate meals in healthy subjects

................................................................................................................ 5 Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning ................................................................... 7 List of papers ......................................................................................................... 9 The author’s contribution to the papers .............................................................. 10 Other publications related to the subjects of this thesis ....................................... 11 Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 12 Background ......................................................................................................... 13 Glycaemic regulation and insulin secretion.............................................................13 Amino acid mediated insulin secretion ................................................................14 Role of incretins ..................................................................................................15 Metabolic impact of dietary proteins and amino acids ............................................15 Dietary protein .....................................................................................................15 Dietary amino acids .............................................................................................17 The postprandial state ..............................................................................................18 Objective ............................................................................................................. 20 Material and Methods ......................................................................................... 21 Test products ............................................................................................................21 Proteins and amino acids .....................................................................................21 Glucose and lactose .............................................................................................22 Bread products .....................................................................................................22 Water and coffee ..................................................................................................22 Ham and butter ....................................................................................................23 Meal studies .............................................................................................................23 Test subjects ........................................................................................................23