7 foods that boost GLP-1 naturally and keep me full for hours
Health Coach Kait (Kait Malthaner) — 7 foods that boost GLP-1 naturally and keep me full for hours
Channel: Kait Malthaner (BSc Nutrition & Exercise) · Our label: Nutrition & exercise coach · Source: youtube.com/watch?v=18q0_XeRlxg
What this video covers
I haven’t counted calories in years, but that doesn’t mean I just eat whatever I want. I figured out exactly what foods keep me genuinely full for hours. And once I understood the mechanism behind why they work, I stopped needing to track anything. That mechanism is GLP-1, the same hormone that weight loss drugs like Ozempic are designed to mimic.
Summary drawn from this video’s own transcript (banked in our research library, pulled 2026-11-07). Claims below are the speaker’s — attributed, not endorsed. This site publishes no dosing, protocol, or sourcing information.
Key points, in the speaker’s own framing
- That mechanism is GLP-1, the same hormone that weight loss drugs like Ozempic are designed to mimic.
- Fermented foods feed the gut microbiome, and your gut microbiome directly influences how much GLP-1 your intestinal cells produce.
- But monounsaturated fat, specifically the oleic acid in avocado, directly triggers GLP-1 release in the small intestine.
- Omega-3 fatty acids, and specifically EPA and DHA, which you find in these fish, has been shown to enhance GLP-1 secretion and improve the sensitivity of GLP-1 receptors.
- Your intestinal L cells are the cells that produce GLP-1, and they are directly influenced by the health and diversity of your gut bacteria.
- Now, if you want to go deeper into GLP-1 and peptides and how they work for satiety, I’m going to have a full video linked on the screen now.
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