Does more fat make you hungrier?
Fat Amount Rather Than Fatty Acid Composition Influences Postprandial Hunger, Satiety and Attention in Men and Women with a Risk Phenotype for Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Randomized Crossover Trial
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 560 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
Publication
Journal
The Journal of Nutrition
Year
2025
Authors
C. Diekmann, Tim B Schiemann, Hannah F. Kienēs, Carolin Wiechmann, Christina Kopp, B. Stoffel-Wagner, Martin Coenen, Robert Németh, M. Wagner, S. Egert
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For adults with cardiometabolic risk factors, eating a meal with 50 grams of fat leads to lower attention after eating and greater feelings of hunger compared to eating a meal with 25 grams of fat, even when both meals have the same number of calories.
When adults with cardiometabolic risk eat the same amount of canola oil versus coconut oil, canola oil leads to a larger decrease in ghrelin, a hormone involved in hunger regulation.
In people with cardiometabolic risk, eating a meal with 50 grams of fat leads to a greater increase in the satiety hormone peptide YY after eating than eating a meal with 25 grams of fat, suggesting that the total amount of fat consumed matters more than the type of fat.
In adults with cardiometabolic risk, eating canola oil or coconut oil does not change memory performance in the hours after eating, suggesting that the type of fat consumed acutely does not impact short-term memory.
When you eat fat, your body releases a hormone called cholecystokinin that signals the brain to reduce hunger and promote a feeling of fullness.