The effect of including a conventional snack (cereal bar) and a nonconventional snack (almonds) on hunger, eating frequency, dietary intake and body weight.

摘要: Background: With the increasing prevalence of being overweight and obesity, dietary strategies to curb hunger levels increase satiety at lower energy intakes are sought. The frequency eating type snack may influence total intake. present study aimed assess impact providing either a conventional (cereal bar) or nonconventional (almonds) on frequency, rating, intake, body weight blood lipids. Methods: Forty-five healthy men (aged 25-50 years, mass index = 25-35 kg m-2) were recruited allocated control, cereal bar almond group. Two packets bars almonds introduced for 12 weeks group group, respectively. Dietary assessed by 4-day unweighed diet diaries; visual analogue scales used ratings; fasting parameters (i.e. glucose, insulin, cholesterol, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol high-density cholesterol) measured baseline, 6 weeks. In addition, anthropometric measures (height, weight, skinfold thickness, waist hip circumference) Results: found no significant change in within groups However, had significantly higher than control (P ≤ 0.05) 0.01). This did not result percentage fat Conclusion: demonstrated that snacking almonds, comparison bars, promoted but Advice gain, suggesting compensation took place. © 2009 British Dietetic Association