Polydextrose and whey pudding, appetite and lunch intake
What it found
In 25 healthy adults, a pudding with whey protein and polydextrose did not change how much they ate at lunch.
It did slightly lower their desire to eat over the following hours.
What they found
Studies in people
Lunch energy intake
Energy intake at lunch was similar after the control pudding and the test pudding.
Desire to eat
During the full feeling period, the test pudding lowered the desire to eat by 24.2% compared with the control.
Hunger
The test pudding lowered hunger by 24.3% compared with the control, but the authors describe this as marginal.
Appetite feelings
The test pudding did not help subjective feelings of appetite during the satiation period.
What the authors conclude
“These data suggest that the consumption of pudding with WP and PX might be a useful strategy to decrease desire of eat.”
Also in their conclusions
- They suggest that eating pudding with whey protein and polydextrose might be a useful way to decrease the desire to eat.
How it was done
The authors wanted to see whether puddings made with whey protein and polydextrose affect how hungry people feel and how much they eat.
They ran a single-blind randomised crossover study in 25 healthy adults. Each person ate a control pudding or a test pudding with 12.9 g whey protein and 6 g polydextrose on two testing days, filling in satiety questionnaires and eating an unrestricted lunch.
What it can’t tell you
- We summarised it from the abstract only.
- This was a single meal test in 25 healthy adults, so it cannot show what happens over weeks or months.
- It cannot show whether these puddings would help people manage their weight.
Who paid
- Authors work at
- Ciudad Universitaria, Argentina; Ciudad Universitaria Santa Fe, Argentina; c Instituto de Tecnología de Alimentos, Argentina
The paper
- Title
- Effects of puddings containing whey protein and polydextrose on subjective feelings of appetite and short-term energy intake in healthy adults
- Type
- Randomised controlled trial
- Evidence
- Studies in people
- Summarised from
- Abstract only
- Cite
- Martinelli M, Walz F, Goñi E, Passutti G, Osella C, Drago SR (2017). Effects of puddings containing whey protein and polydextrose on subjective feelings of appetite and short-term energy intake in healthy adults. International journal of food sciences and nutrition. doi:10.1080/09637486.2017.1283394PubMed 28139153DOI
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