A Diet High in Protein May Offer Fullness to Help Lose Weight!

 

A new meta-analysis of diet studies confirmed that a meal high in protein can help people feel more full afterward, which might help them to maintain or lose weight.

 High-Protein Meals Boost Satiety. Jeff Minerd. Medpage Today. http://www.medpagetoday.com/PrimaryCare/DietNutrition/56574

Protein-rich Diet Makes us Feel Fuller!

Many people turn to high-protein foods when trying to lose weight because eating protein-rich meals is commonly believed to make dieters feel fuller. Surprisingly, this idea hadn't been tested on a large scale. In a new study featured in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, researchers conducted a systematic review of the evidence on the effect of protein intake on perceived fullness and confirmed that protein does, in fact, make us feel fuller.

 Increased protein consumption linked to feelings of fullness. Elsevier Health Sciences. Science Daily. March 3, 2016. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160303083809.htm

The Effects of Increased Protein Intake on Fullness: A Meta-Analysis and Its Limitations. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (26 February 2016) by Jaapna Dhillon, Bruce A. Craig, Heather J. Leidy, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13972477