I also found reports linking gelatin with appetite suppression, but not to glycine per se. Glycine is, however, reported to curb cravings for sugar. Japanese scientists have been on the forefront of glycine research, and have discovered that glycine is very useful for those individuals who have trouble staying asleep.
Three strategies that will help you find the main idea are to 1) look for general versus specific ideas; 2) use the topic (the general subject of a section) to lead you to the main idea; 3) use key wordsâverbal clues that lead you to a main idea.
MAIN IDEA â¢ Chief point an author is making about a topic. It sums up the authorâs primary message. Topic Sentence; Statement of the main idea. It is the statement under which all other material in the paragraph â examples, reasons, facts, details and other evidence â can fit. EXAMPLE: (refer to above example) Notice that all information is after the first sentence is about ways to reduce noise pollution.