H Frances J Bligh's research while affiliated with Unilever and other places

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Whole grain cereal breakfast consumption has been associated with beneficial effects on glucose and insulin metabolism as well as satiety. Pearl millet is a popular ancient grain variety that can be grown in hot, dry regions. However, little is known about its health effects. This study investigated the effect of a pearl millet porridge (PMP) compa...
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There is evidence for health benefits from 'Palaeolithic' diets; however, there are a few data on the acute effects of rationally designed Palaeolithic-type meals. In the present study, we used Palaeolithic diet principles to construct meals comprising readily available ingredients: fish and a variety of plants, selected to be rich in fibre and phy...

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... In a study conducted by Alyami et al. (2019) the glycaemic and physiological responses of pearl millet porridge in comparison with Scottish oats porridge, showed a significantly lower glucose dependant insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) concentration, a hormone linked to triacylglycerol absorption. Thus, highlighting the health promoting characteristics of pearl millet as compared to oats. ...
... However, there were some differences in the number of food groups and the inclusion or not of eggs, the fruit and vegetable diversity score, calcium, and sodium, and adjusting on confounders race and socioeconomic status in the CTS could have influenced results. Although heterogeneity regarding the inclusion of certain items in the PD has been observed in the literature [10,[32][33][34][35][36][37], our results are comparable to studies with a similar PD score showing inverse associations with colorectal adenoma and mortality [10,36]. ...