Study explains how protein keeps hunger at bay

Diets high in protein are the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S. researchers said. They found that protein does the best job at keeping the hunger hormone ghrelin in check, while carbohydrates increase hunger. According to the study that appeared in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the researchers stated that "suppression of ghrelin is one of the ways that you lose your appetite as you begin to eat and become sated."

They also found that eating carbohydrates resulted in a strong ghrelin suppression at first, but ghrelin levels rebounded with a vengeance, rising to an even higher level. Basically, the carbohydrates eventually made people even hungrier than before they had eaten.

Bonnie - uh, where have we heard this before? All together now... never eat a carb without a protein or healthy fat.