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.
More specifically, your ability to. 1  Identify the main idea/primary purpose of a reading passage in summaries or paraphrases. 2  Identify ideas that support the main idea/primary purpose in the summaries and paraphrases. 3  Recognize the organization of a reading passage, including how language is used to connect ideas.