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Science Skim milk at breakfast better than fruit drinks for weight control
Science Skim milk at breakfast better than fruit drinks for weight control | Skim milk at breakfast better than fruit drinks for weight control |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009 | |
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Science DiscussionsThe article “Skim milk compared with a fruit drink acutely reduces appetite and energy intake in overweight men and women” (Am J Clin Nutr (May 27, 2009). doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.27411) was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition). Its authors are Emma R Dove, Jonathan M Hodgson, Ian B Puddey, Lawrence J Beilin, Ya P Lee, and Trevor A Mori, all from the School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, and the WAIMR Centre for Food and Genomic Medicine, Perth, Australia. Based on previous research that showed beverages high in proteins, rather than carbohydrates, are more “satiating” (satisfying for hunger), the researchers decided to test to see if skim milk would also be more satiating than sugar-laden drinks. They investigated skim milk and fruit drinks when taken at breakfast and their effects afterwards with regards to satisfying hunger and providing energy for the rest of the morning and up to lunch. They studied 34 healthy, but overweight people: 21 women and 13 men. The participants were involved in two sessions one week apart. At each session, each person consumed either 600 milliliters (about 20 ounces) of skim milk (which contained 25 grams of protein, 36 grams of lactose, less than one gram of fat, and 1,062 kilojoules [254 calories, or a measure of energy intake]) or 600 milliliters (about 20 ounces) of fruit drink (which contained less than one gram of protein, 63 grams of sugar, less than one gram of fat, and about 1,062 kilojoules [254, calories, energy intake]). Their initial reasoning for the study was to analyze the amount of protein. As shown, skim milk contains 25 grams of protein (in about 20 ounces) while the fruit drink studied contained less than one gram of protein. Page two continues. |
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