Several clinical trials have found that consuming more protein than the recommended
dietary allowance not only reduces body weight (BW), but also enhances body composition …

High protein diets are increasingly popularized in lay media as a promising strategy for
weight loss by providing the twin benefits of improving satiety and decreasing fat mass …

Obesity is a serious health problem because of its co-morbidities. The solution, implying
weight loss and long-term weight maintenance, is conditional on:(i) sustained satiety despite …

For years, proponents of some fad diets have claimed that higher amounts of protein
facilitate weight loss. Only in recent years have studies begun to examine the effects of high …

Energy balance is not a simple algebraic sum of energy expenditure and energy intake as
often depicted in communications. Energy balance is a dynamic process and there exist …

Obesity, with its comorbidities such as metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases, is
a major public health concern. To address this problem, it is imperative to identify treatment …

Highlights•Foods high in protein and fibre are satiating.•Sensory and cognitive signals
generated during consumption are important for satiety.•Satiety is moderated a combination …

Objective Daily energy expenditure consists of three components: basal metabolic rate, diet-
induced thermogenesis and the energy cost of physical activity. Here, data on diet-induced …

Scientific advances in this field have not only given us a better understanding of what is an
optimal diet, but has allowed food and nutraceutical companies to market products with …

In excess of 55% of adults in the United States are classified as either overweight (body
mass index= 25-29.9 kg. m (-2)) or obese (body mass index> or= 30 kg. m (-2)). To address …