Ultra-endurance has been defined as any exercise bout that exceeds 6 h. A number of
exceptional, record-breaking performances by female athletes in ultra-endurance sport have …

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is among the most common gastrointestinal disorders affecting
quality of life (QoL). As it frequently occurs in women than in men the comparison of various …

Hydration practices may confound heart rate variability (HRV) measurements when
collected in the pre-training period. We aimed to determine the effects of ingesting a …

Food ingestion induces a metered response of the digestive system. Initially, the upper
digestive system reacts to process and extract meal substrates. Later, meal residues not …

Food ingestion induces homeostatic sensations (satiety, fullness) with a hedonic dimension
(satisfaction, changes in mood) that characterize the postprandial experience. Both types of …

Background Abnormal motility patterns in the jejunum can be detected in patients with
prominent colonic content, and these abnormalities may be due to either a primary jejunal …

Context Overweight and obesity have become a major health burden with a higher
prevalence of obesity in women than in men. Mental stress has been discussed to play a …

Postprandial objective abdominal distention is frequently associated with a subjective
sensation of abdominal bloating, but the relation between both complaints is unknown …

There are well known phenotypic differences in sweet-liking across individuals, but it
remains unknown whether these are related to broader underlying differences in …

Background Satiation is a key component of food intake regulation as it brings an eating
episode to an end. The effect of sex on satiation measurement has not been characterized …