An afternoon snack of berries reduces subsequent energy intake compared to an isoenergetic confectionary snack.

An afternoon snack of berries reduces subsequent energy intake

Effects of high-protein vs. high- fat snacks on appetite control, satiety, and eating initiation in healthy women

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether a high-protein afternoon yogurt snack improves appetite control, satiety, and reduces subsequent food intake compared to other commonly-consumed, energy dense, high-fat snacks. FINDINGS Twenty, healthy women (age: 27 ± 2 y; BMI: 23.4 ± 0.7 kg/m2) completed the randomized crossover design study which included 3, 8-h testing days com...

Effect of an afternoon confectionery snack on cognitive processes critical to learning.

Two experiments examined how an afternoon confectionery snack affects a variety of cognitive processes critical to learning. For Experiment 1, thirty-eight male undergraduates completed a dual learning task where the primary task involved learning either a map or stories and the secondary task required monitoring a radio broadcast for a specific word category. Results showed that for map learni...

High protein high fibre snack bars reduce food intake and improve short term glucose and insulin profiles compared with high fat snack bars.

The replacement in the diet of refined carbohydrate and fat with fibre and protein has been shown to promote satiety and improve glucose and insulin profiles. It is less clear whether the macronutrient composition of individual foods such as snacks have any meaningful impact on metabolic parameters and satiety. We examined if the consumption of higher protein higher fibre snack bars would resul...

Shape of snack foods does not predict snack intake in a sample of preschoolers: a cross-over study

BACKGROUND In the past decade, the proportion snacking has increased. Snack foods consumed are predominantly not nutritious foods. One potential venue to increase children's diet quality is to offer healthy snack foods and we explored if shaped snack foods would lead to increased consumption. METHODS We investigated the consumption of high-fiber snacks (banana bread, pancakes, and sandwiches)...