Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Resistant starch (RS) has beneficial effects on postprandial glucose metabolism in both animals and adults. Hitherto, it has not been studied in children. The long-term effects of RS in reducing obesity and improving metabolic profiles need to be investigated in children. Objectives: Our objective was to compare serial plasma glucose, insulin, gut hormone profiles and satiety scores in obese children after meals, containing increasing amoun...