The yogurt snack was much less dense in calories per gram than the chocolate or crackers, which might help explain why it kept people fuller longer.

Pro

Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Community contributions welcome

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 a low-calorie, high-protein yogurt snack made women feel less hungry and wait longer before eating again compared to eating fattier snacks like crackers or chocolate, even though all snacks had the same calories — meaning the yogurt helped them feel fuller longer.

Contradicting (0)

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

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

Similar Assertions

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.

90%

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.

90%

Women ate about 100 fewer calories at dinner after eating yogurt than after chocolate, but this difference was just shy of being statistically significant.

89%

Even though a yogurt snack and a cracker snack had the same calories, women ate less at dinner after the yogurt—yet they didn’t feel less hungry than after the crackers.

88%

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

86%