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Bowl of low-fat yoghurt in the afternoon makes dieting easier
Sometime in the afternoon, about three hours after your lunch and before it's time for supper you probably feel peckish. If you go for a protein-rich snack, like a bowl of low-fat yoghurt, then, without even trying, you'll eat 100 kcal less in the evening than you would if you treat yourself to traditional snacks that are loaded with carbs and fat. Nutritionists at the University of Missouri published this slimming tip in Nutrition Journal.
Study
The researchers gave 20 healthy women – average age 27 – an afternoon snack on three different occasions. Each time the women also ate exactly the same breakfast and lunch.
After the subjects had eaten the snack they remained in the laboratory where they were also given supper. They were allowed to eat as much as they wanted.
The three snacks are shown below.
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 |
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160 kcal |
160 kcal |
160 kcal |
0 gr protein
19 gr carbs
9 gr fat |
14 gr protein
25 gr carbs
9 gr fat |
2 gr protein
19 gr carbs
9 gr fat |
10 crackers |
180 ml (a cup) |
9 pieces |
Results
After eating the high-protein yoghurt the women had significantly less appetite than after eating the crackers or the chocolate.
After eating the protein-rich snack the women ate about 100 kilocalories less at dinner, as the figures above show.
Conclusion
"These findings suggest that a less energy dense, high-protein afternoon snack could be an effective dietary strategy to improve appetite control and energy intake regulation in healthy women", the researchers conclude.
Source:
Nutr J. 2014 Sep 29;13(1):97.
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