The Claim
In healthy adults aged 25–45 with BMI 20–30, consuming a 20g protein breakfast from instant ramen reduces lunchtime energy intake by approximately 10% compared to consuming a 6g protein breakfast from instant ramen, without altering self-reported hunger, satiety, fullness, or desire for fatty or salty foods.
What the research says
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Among healthy adults aged 25–45 with a normal weight, eating a breakfast with 20 grams of protein from instant ramen leads to about 10% less food consumed at lunch compared to eating a breakfast with 6 grams of protein from instant ramen, without changing feelings of hunger, fullness, or cravings for fatty or salty foods.
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In healthy adults aged 25–45 with BMI 20–30, a 20g protein breakfast from instant ramen reduces lunchtime energy intake by approximately 10% compared to a 6g protein version, but this effect is not accompanied by changes in hunger, satiety, fullness, or desire for fatty or salty foods.
Eating more protein triggers the gut to release hormones that signal the brain to reduce the urge to eat later, even though the person doesn't feel any fuller or hungrier than before.
What the research says
1 studyEating a ramen breakfast with more protein made people eat less at lunch, even though they didn’t feel any fuller or hungrier than when they ate regular ramen — and their cravings for salty or fatty foods didn’t change.
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