High-protein yogurt could be a healthy replacement for high energy-dense snacks

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“Yogurt can enhance satiety and help to manage energy intake” is one of the 10 evidence-based conclusions made by the YINI board about the health effects of yogurt. Learn more below…

**Satiety rating of a yogurt drink versus a chocolate bar one hour before a meal**

Yogurt achieves greater satiety than high energy-dense snack foods such as chocolate

Among healthy young men, a yogurt drink taken as a mid-afternoon snack induced a greater feeling of fullness in the hour before a meal than a chocolate bar of the same calorie content.

High-protein yogurt could be a healthy replacement for high energy-dense snacks

Consuming yogurt as a high-protein, less energydense
snacks instead of high-fat snack foods can improve appetite control and satiety, and reduce energy intake.

Women participating in a study were less hungry after consuming a mid-afternoon snack of highprotein yogurt than after consuming high-fat crackers or chocolate.
Despite having the same calorie content as the high-fat snacks, yogurt delayed the participants’ desire to eat the next meal by around 30 minutes.
Moreover, the women consumed around 100 fewer calories after consuming yogurt than after eating crackers or chocolate.

“Yogurt for health: 10 evidence-based conclusion”