Women ate about 100 fewer calories at dinner after eating yogurt than after chocolate, but this difference was just shy of 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 leads to approximately 100 fewer kilocalories consumed at dinner compared to a 160-kcal high-fat chocolate snack (p = 0.08), a difference that approached but did not reach conventional statistical significance.
Original Statement
“The yogurt snack led to approximately 100 fewer kcals consumed at dinner vs. the crackers (p = 0.08) and chocolate (p < 0.05)”
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 0.08 is above 0.05, so definitive language is inappropriate. Probability language appropriately reflects the trend.
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 leads to approximately 100 fewer kilocalories consumed at dinner compared to a 160-kcal high-fat cracker snack (p = 0.08), suggesting a trend toward reduced compensatory eating.”
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 in the afternoon made women eat about 100 fewer calories at dinner than when they ate a chocolate snack, meaning the yogurt helped them feel fuller longer.