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Snacks containing whey protein and polydextrose induce a sustained reduction in daily energy intake over 2 wk under free-living conditions

MacDonald, Ian; Astbury, Nerys M.; Taylor, Moira A.; French, Stephen J.

Authors

Ian MacDonald

Nerys M. Astbury

Stephen J. French



Abstract

Background: The manipulation of the composition of foods consumed as between-meal snacks may aid daily energy restriction. Objectives: We compared the effects of the consumption of 2 energymatched snack bars on appetite, energy intake (EI), and metabolic and endocrine responses. In addition, we investigated whether the acute effects of the consumption of snacks were maintained under freeliving conditions and whether the habitual daily consumption of the snack over 14 d influenced these effects. Design: Ten lean men [mean ± SD age: 30.7 ± 9.7 y; body mass index (in kg/m 2): 23.2 ± 2.8] consumed a whey protein and polydextrose (PPX) snack bar or an isoenergetic control snack bar as a midmorning, between-meal snack for 14 consecutive days in a double- blind, randomized, crossover design. The two 14-d intervention phases were separated by a 14-d washout period. On the first (day 1) and last (day 15) days of each intervention phase, appetite, food intake, and blood metabolite and endocrine responses were assessed under laboratory conditions. Free-living EI was recorded on days 4, 8, and 12 of interventions. Results: Total daily EI was significantly lower when the PPX snack was consumed during experimental days (10,149 ± 831 compared with 11,931 ± 896 kJ; P < 0.01), and daily EI remained lower when the PPX snack was consumed during the free-living part of the intervention (7904 ± 610 compared with 9041 ± 928 kJ; P < 0.05). The PPX snack was associated with lower glucose and ghrelin and higher glucagon-like peptide 1 and peptide tyrosine-tyrosine responses. Conclusion: The manipulation of the composition of foods consumed as snacks is an effective way to limit subsequent EI. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01927926. © 2014 American Society for Nutrition.

Citation

MacDonald, I., Astbury, N. M., Taylor, M. A., & French, S. J. (2014). Snacks containing whey protein and polydextrose induce a sustained reduction in daily energy intake over 2 wk under free-living conditions. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 99(5), 1131-1140. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.075978

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 11, 2014
Online Publication Date Mar 26, 2014
Publication Date May 1, 2014
Deposit Date Mar 30, 2018
Journal American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Print ISSN 0002-9165
Electronic ISSN 1938-3207
Publisher Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 99
Issue 5
Pages 1131-1140
DOI https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.113.075978
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1104567
Publisher URL https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/99/5/1131/4577436
PMID 24670946