Why whole-grain pasta makes you feel full but burns fewer calories
Whole-grain pasta reduces appetite and meal-induced thermogenesis acutely: a pilot study.
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Surprising Findings
Refined-grain pasta alone produced the lowest postprandial glucose levels (p < 0.001), despite being ‘ultra-processed’.
Decades of research and dietary guidelines claim whole grains improve glucose control — this study flips that on its head in a human trial.
Practical Takeaways
Add a half-cup of beans to your white pasta to boost calorie burn by over 400% without changing calories.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Surprising Findings
Refined-grain pasta alone produced the lowest postprandial glucose levels (p < 0.001), despite being ‘ultra-processed’.
Decades of research and dietary guidelines claim whole grains improve glucose control — this study flips that on its head in a human trial.
Practical Takeaways
Add a half-cup of beans to your white pasta to boost calorie burn by over 400% without changing calories.
Publication
Journal
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme
Year
2016
Authors
I. Cioffi, L. Santarpia, A. Vaccaro, R. Iacone, G. Labruna, M. Marra, F. Contaldo, M. Kristensen, F. Pasanisi
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Claims (6)
Consuming whole foods increases postprandial energy expenditure compared to isoenergetic ultraprocessed foods due to higher digestive effort and reduced thermodynamic efficiency.
Eating whole-grain pasta made people feel fuller and less hungry after the meal than other types of pasta, even when all meals had the same calories.
After eating whole-grain pasta, the body burned fewer calories digesting the meal than after eating pasta with beans, even though both meals had the same number of calories.
Pasta with beans made the body burn more calories digesting the meal than whole-grain pasta, probably because beans have more protein.
Adding lemon juice to white pasta didn’t make blood sugar rise less after eating, even though people thought it might.