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. 2012 May 4;3(3):322–329. doi: 10.3945/an.112.002071

TABLE 1.

Protein intake and satiety in humans

Effect on satiety Reference Population Macronutrient Duration
Proteins > carbohydrates Porrini et al., 1995 (24) 12 normal males 56% protein, 25% fat, 19% carbohydrates 2 h
Proteins > carbohydrates > lipids Johnstone et al., 1996 (25) 6 normal males 60% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrates 15 d
Proteins > carbohydrates = lipids Poppitt et al., 1998 (26) 12 normal females 37% protein, 29% fat, 34% carbohydrates 90 min
Stubbs et al., 1999 (27) 16 normal males 60% protein, 20% fat, 20% carbohydrates 24 h
Proteins = carbohydrates > lipids Potier et al., 2010 (28) 56 normal subjects drink containing proteins only Preload
Westerterp-Plantenga et al., 1999 (29) 8 normal females 29% protein, 10% fat, 61% carbohydrates 24 h
Proteins > lipids Porrini et al., 1997 (30) 14 normal males 54% protein, 45% fat, 1% carbohydrates 2 h
Weigle et al., 2005 (31) 19 normal subjects 30% protein, 20% fat, 50% carbohydrates 4 wk
Proteins > lipids > carbohydrates Batterham et al., 2006 (32) 10 normal males 65.3% protein, 17.4% fat, 17.3% carbohydrates 25 min
Whey = soy > egg = sucrose Anderson et al., 2004 (33) 13 normal males egg, whey, soy, sucrose in beverages 1 h
Whey > soy = casein (10% protein) Veldhorst et al., 2009 (34) 25 normal subjects 10% protein, 35% fat, 55% carbohydrates 20 min
Whey = soy = casein (25% protein) Veldhorst et al., 2009 (34) 25 normal subjects 25% protein, 20% fat, 55% carbohydrates 20 min
Soy = casein > whey Acheson et al., 2011 (22) 23 normal subjects 50% protein, 10% fat, 40% carbohydrates 330 min