Even though the yogurt snack made women feel fuller at one point after eating, overall they didn’t feel significantly more full than after eating chocolate or crackers.

Scientific Claim

In healthy women aged 27 ± 2 years with normal BMI (23.4 ± 0.7 kg/m²), a 160-kcal high-protein yogurt snack does not significantly improve afternoon fullness compared to high-fat chocolate or cracker snacks, despite higher fullness at the 90-minute time point versus chocolate (p < 0.01).

Original Statement

“No differences in afternoon fullness AUC were observed between the snacks. However, fullness at 90 min post-snack was greater following the yogurt snack (52 ± 5 mm*min) vs. chocolate (31 ± 6 mm*min, p < 0.01) but not crackers (44 ± 6 mm*min, NS)”

From study:Effects of high-protein vs. high- fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

definitive

Can make definitive causal claims

Assessment Explanation

The study’s repeated measures design and statistical reporting (AUC NS, single time point significant) support definitive language for both the null and partial findings.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (0)

No supporting evidence found

Contradicting (1)

Effects of high-protein vs. high- fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2014 Sep 29

The study found that eating yogurt didn’t make women feel fuller in the afternoon than eating chocolate or crackers, which matches the claim — even though the yogurt did help them feel less hungry and eat less at dinner.

Source Study

Effects of high-protein vs. high- fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women

Score: 46

DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-97

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Even though the yogurt had more protein, it didn’t make women feel significantly fuller than the crackers at the 90-minute mark.

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When healthy women eat a protein-rich yogurt snack in the afternoon instead of a chocolate bar, they feel less hungry later on, especially about an hour and a half after eating.

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Even though the yogurt snack wasn’t as tasty as the chocolate or crackers, it still made women less hungry and made them eat less later.

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This study only looked at what happened after one snack, so we don’t know if eating yogurt every afternoon helps with weight loss over time.

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Other studies have found mixed results when testing protein snacks, meaning the effect isn’t always the same—it depends on what kind of snack and who’s eating it.

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