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

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.

References:

• Chapelot D, Payen F. Comparison of the effects of a liquid yogurt and chocolate bars on satiety: a multidimensional approach. Br J Nutr 2010;103:760–7.

• Ortinau LC, Hoertel HA, Douglas SM, et al. Effects of high-protein vs. high-fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women. Nutr J 2014 ;13:97.