Obese men feel less hungry after eating high-protein meals and eat less afterward when they eat meals with more protein, no matter if it's high-protein or just enough protein.
Scientific Claim
In obese men, high-protein meals are associated with reduced hunger compared to high-fat, high-carbohydrate/low-protein, and adequate-protein meals, and both high-protein and adequate-protein meals are associated with lower subsequent energy intake than high-fat and high-carbohydrate meals.
Original Statement
“In the obese subjects, hunger was less following HP compared with HF, HC/LP, and AP meals, and energy intake was less following HP and AP compared with HF and HC meals (P < 0.05).”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
overstated
Study Design Support
Design cannot support claim
Appropriate Language Strength
association
Can only show association/correlation
Assessment Explanation
Based on abstract only - full methodology not available to verify. The study design does not confirm randomization or control, so causal language is inappropriate. Findings reflect observed associations.
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
In obese men, eating meals with more protein made them feel less hungry and led them to eat less later, compared to meals with lots of fat or carbs—even meals with just enough protein didn’t reduce hunger as much as high-protein ones.