Whether young women ate yogurt with cereal or coconut-based cereal for breakfast, both made them feel less hungry and eat less in the next two hours than if they hadn’t eaten breakfast at all.
Scientific Claim
Both a dairy-based breakfast (Greek yogurt with granola) and a non-dairy breakfast (cultured coconut with granola) suppress short-term ad libitum food intake and subjective appetite over two hours similarly in young women, compared to skipping breakfast entirely.
Original Statement
“Both caloric treatments resulted in similar suppression of ad libitum food intake at 2 h (P < 0.003) and subjective appetite over 2 h (P < 0.0001) compared with water.”
Evidence Quality Assessment
Claim Status
appropriately stated
Study Design Support
Design supports claim
Appropriate Language Strength
probability
Can suggest probability/likelihood
Assessment Explanation
The randomized crossover design supports causal inference, but small sample size and lack of blinding details warrant cautious language. 'Suppress' is appropriate as it reflects measured outcomes.
More Accurate Statement
“Both a dairy-based breakfast (Greek yogurt with granola) and a non-dairy breakfast (cultured coconut with granola) are likely to suppress short-term ad libitum food intake and subjective appetite over two hours similarly in young women, compared to skipping breakfast entirely.”
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
Both a yogurt-and-granola breakfast and a coconut-based breakfast made people feel fuller and eat less in the next two hours than if they skipped breakfast entirely—so they worked just as well for curbing hunger.