Dextrose

Studies in people

• Open question

  Appetite in older women³

  In older women, dextrose made appetite rise, but those with bigger GDF15 rises felt less hungry.

How it’s made and used

• Post-meal hormone response²

  In older women, adiponectin rose after a dextrose meal, but not in younger women.

• Meat microbes and flavour⁴

  In dry cured loins, dextrose made Staphylococcus dominate the microbiota, and with paprika it cut rancid notes.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.