[Effect of food intake with a high protein content on the hormone levels of the blood].

A study was made of the time course of changes in gastrin, insulin and ACTH concentration in the peripheral blood in the course of the development of a specific dynamic food action. Eighteen normal subjects and 78 patients with peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis and chronic enterocolitis were entered into the study. It was demonstrated that apart from digestion stimulation, food intake acted as the most important factor changing the hormonal level in the body. Studies of the blood level of hormones in the course of food intake in patients allowed the detection of various deviations from normal occurring in hormonal secretion.