date:Nov 02, 2012
Low-calorie foods may help people lose weight, but there is often a problem that people using them do not feel full. A new study published in BioMed Centrals open access journal Flavor, details how subtle manipulations of texture and creamy flavor can increase the expectation that a fruit yogurt drink will be filling and suppress hunger regardless of actual calorific content.
Researchers at the University of Sussex designed an experiment to first see whether adding the thickening agent tara gum