Food insecurity is associated with higher respiratory quotient and lower glucagon-like peptide 1.
Jetaun M BookerDouglas C ChangEmma J StinsonCassie M MitchellSusanne B VotrubaJonathan KrakoffMarci E GluckTomás Cabeza De BacaPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2022)
Food insecurity is associated with higher 24-hour RQ and lower fasting glucagon-like peptide 1 concentrations, metabolic and hormonal differences previously shown to drive greater calorie intake in the setting of unrestricted food availability. These findings therefore provide new insight into the paradoxical link between restricted food access and increased adiposity.