Snacking on protein can improve appetite control and diet quality in teens and likely adults

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Snacking on protein can improve appetite control and diet quality in teens and likely adults

Although eating high-protein, afternoon snacks can aid appetite control in adults, little information exists to guide parents on what types of snacks might benefit their adolescent children. Now, MU researchers have found that afternoon snacking, particularly on high-protein-soy foods, reduces afternoon appetite, delays subsequent eating and reduces unhealthy evening snacking in teenagers.
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-snacking-protein-appetite-diet-quality.html

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