Want to slough off that snack habit? Then, eat more protein as too little of it makes you hungry and reach for the unhealthy food.
According to a study has found out that people whose meals contained 10 percent protein consumed 260 more calories a day than those on 15 percent protein. Not only did they eat more, but also 70 percent of the extra calories they ate were snacks between meals rather than at mealtimes.
They also learnt that raising consumption to 25 percent – was no extra help in halting over – eating.
The results show that humans have a particularly strong appetite for protein, and when the proportion of protein in the diet is low this appetite can drive excess energy intake.
For the study, the team recruited 22 Volunteers, to live and eat in a science facility. They were all of a healthy weight and were aged in the age group of 18 to 51.
While the food looked the same, they had different protein levels. The amount of fat remained constant at 30 percent of the total calories in a meal but the carbohydrate was adjusted to 40, 50 or 60 percent of meal.
The volunteers all did the same amount of exercise – one hour supervised walk per day – and did the same activities to avoid them eating out of boredom or stress.
It was found that people who consumed 10 percent protein a day ate on average an extra 1036 calories over a four day period compared with those who ate a 15 percent protein diet.
Over a year that would be enough to gain over six kilos. However, eating more than the average amount of food such as meat, fish, eggs and nuts can stop you gaining those kilos.
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