date:Oct 16, 2012
ng a mammalian cell culture model, supported by in vivo trials (in mice and pig models) in conjunction with the Food for Health Ireland (FHI) team at the Biosciences Institute at University College Cork and with the Pig Development Unit in Moorepark.
So far, researchers at Moorepark have identified 15 samples that induce satiety hormones in vitro. Out of the 15 samples, two frontrunners have demonstrated a reduction in food intake in animal models. Although researchers at Teagasc have focused o