The yogurt snack made women wait about 20 minutes longer before eating dinner than the crackers did, but this difference was close to being statistically significant.
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 delays eating initiation by approximately 20 minutes compared to a 160-kcal high-fat cracker snack (p = 0.07), suggesting a trend toward enhanced satiety that did not reach conventional statistical significance.
Original Statement
“The yogurt snack also delayed eating initiation by approximately 20 min vs. crackers (p = 0.07)”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design supports claim
Appropriate Language Strength
probability
Can suggest probability/likelihood
Assessment Explanation
The p-value of 0.07 is above the conventional threshold, so definitive language is inappropriate. Probability language ('likely') better reflects the evidence.
More Accurate Statement
“In healthy women aged 27 ± 2 years with normal BMI (23.4 ± 0.7 kg/m²), a 160-kcal high-protein yogurt snack likely delays eating initiation by approximately 20 minutes compared to a 160-kcal high-fat cracker snack (p = 0.07), suggesting a trend toward enhanced satiety.”
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Effects of high-protein vs. high- fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women
The study found that eating a high-protein yogurt snack made women wait about 20 minutes longer before wanting to eat dinner compared to eating high-fat crackers — even though the difference wasn’t huge enough to be called 'definitely proven,' it still pointed in that direction.