Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 8 hrs ago
Dietitian outlines ways to support the body’s natural GLP-1
The body naturally produces GLP-1, a hormone released mainly after eating.
It helps the body release insulin, slows stomach emptying and sends signals of fullness.
Dietitian-nutritionist Salena Sainz says protein-rich foods such as eggs, fish, beans and soy can help support its release.
She also recommends fibre-rich foods, including oats, vegetables, fruit and seeds, which can feed gut bacteria involved in producing substances that may stimulate GLP-1.
Choosing healthy fats in sensible amounts and eating slowly may also help support fullness, she says.
Sainz advises avoiding large dinners and eating two to three hours before bed.
Food and exercise cannot match GLP-1 medicines’ effects, but she says these habits may help people feel better.
Dietitian Salena Sainz says food and lifestyle choices may support the body’s natural production of GLP-1, a hormone linked to fullness.
GLP-1 is released mainly in the intestine after eating and helps prompt insulin secretion, slow stomach emptying and signal satiety.
Sainz recommends including protein, fibre-rich foods and healthy fats in meals.
She also advises eating slowly, having dinner earlier and being physically active.
She cautions that these approaches will not have the powerful effect of medication.
- Who
- Dietitian-nutritionist Salena Sainz.
- What
- Sainz outlines food and lifestyle habits that may support the body’s natural GLP-1.
- When
- The article was published on 31 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- To explain ways to encourage the hormone’s natural release without medication.
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- Publication date
- 31 October 2026
- Hormone
- GLP-1
- Dietitian
- Salena Sainz
- Protein sources
- Eggs, fish, legumes and soy products
- Suggested dinner timing
- Two to three hours before going to bed
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