When lean men eat meals with more fat or protein instead of lots of carbs, they feel less hungry, fuller longer, and end up eating less food later.

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Effects of fat, protein, and carbohydrate and protein load on appetite, plasma cholecystokinin, peptide YY, and ghrelin, and energy intake in lean and obese men.

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Human

2012 Jul

In lean men, eating meals high in fat or protein made them feel fuller and less hungry than eating meals high in carbs, and they ended up eating less food later — exactly what the claim says.

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Effects of fat, protein, and carbohydrate and protein load on appetite, plasma cholecystokinin, peptide YY, and ghrelin, and energy intake in lean and obese men.

Score: 27

DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00478.2011

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