Over the past 20 y, higher-protein diets have been touted as a successful strategy to prevent
or treat obesity through improvements in body weight management. These improvements …

Aim: High-protein diets are considered as useful diets for weight loss programs. We
collected randomized controlled trials that evaluated the effect of protein on appetite and …

Obesity, influencing the increase of incidence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular
complications and cancer is a growing medical problem worldwide. The feelings of hunger …

Purpose The objective was to compare isocaloric high-protein (HP) test meals with normal-
protein (NP) test ones on satiety and ghrelin in human being. Methods Systematic searches …

The gastrointestinal (GI) motility, which is important for the digestion and absorption, may be
altered in obesity. The aim of this review is to present the GI motility changes occurring in …

Background: Dietary protein is considered the most satiating macronutrient, yet there is little
evidence on whether the effects observed are attributable to the protein or to the …

Favorable effects of a high-protein/moderate-carbohydrate (HP/MCHO) diet after weight loss
on body weight management have been shown. To extend these findings, associations …

Background: Hyperinsulinemia and altered lipid and lipoprotein metabolism induced by fast‐
food diets may contribute to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We hypothesized that …

Peptide tyrosine-tyrosine (PYY) is implicated in eating control, but the site (s) and
mechanism (s) of its action remain uncertain. We tested acute effects of intrameal hepatic …

Excess energy intake, without a compensatory increase of energy expenditure, leads to
obesity. Several molecules are involved in energy homeostasis regulation and new ones …