--- title: Protein Really Does Make You Feel Full: Study description: Eating more protein led to greater feelings of fullness, finds a new meta-analysis about protein and satiety canonical: https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/ author: Mandy Oaklander article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-03T20:42:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:07.421Z article:section: Health og:title: This Type of Food Makes You Feel Fuller Longer og:description: Eating more protein led to greater feelings of fullness, finds a new meta-analysis about protein and satiety og:url: https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2f04ab85bf8d042/69887215bc6cfc7cd73da7a8/50-healthiest-foods-grass-fed-beef.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1400 og:image:height: 788 og:image:alt: healthiest foods, health food, diet, nutrition, time.com stock, beef, grass-fed og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Type of Food Makes You Feel Fuller Longer twitter:description: Eating more protein led to greater feelings of fullness, finds a new meta-analysis about protein and satiety twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2f04ab85bf8d042/69887215bc6cfc7cd73da7a8/50-healthiest-foods-grass-fed-beef.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Type of Food Makes You Feel Fuller Longer > Sponsored content. 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Mar 3, 2016 8:42 PM UTC  Danny Kim for TIME  by [Mandy Oaklander](https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/)  ## Mandy Oaklander Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Mar 3, 2016 8:42 PM UTC [Protein](http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/healthy-meals/high-protein-recipes) is often touted as the key to healthy weight loss. But a talking point repeated by protein promoters—that the nutrient fills you up—has remained up for scientific debate. Now, a new [study](http://www.andjrnl.org/article/S2212-2672%2816%2900042-3/abstract) published in the _Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics_ finds that eating food with a higher [protein](http://time.com/4131682/protein-longevity-paleo/) count really does make people feel fuller. The authors of the meta-analysis wanted to focus on one specific question: what effect does protein have on fullness? They sifted through thousands of studies and settled on five strong ones to analyze. Each study that made it into the final analysis used a similar experimental design, where people came into the lab after fasting and were given food with protein, then monitored for how full they felt over a period of time. “Our paper did show that indeed, higher protein intake led to greater sensations of fullness,” says study co-author Richard Mattes, distinguished professor of nutrition science at Purdue University. To confirm that finding, the authors broadened their scope by including 28 papers in a secondary analysis and they came to the same conclusion. Mattes points out that more rigorous research is needed, since a set of five studies, however carefully chosen, may not reflect the totality of scientific literature. There are also many other questions about protein that need to be investigated, like whether vegetable protein has the same effect as animal protein or whether protein delivered in a shake is less satisfying than the kind you eat. But protein lovers—we’re looking at you, [Paleo dieters](http://time.com/3614394/paleo-diet/)—can take comfort in the newly robust evidence that [fiber](http://time.com/4186162/fiber-gut-bacteria-microbiome/) isn’t the only nutrient that can keep you full. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/"},"headline":"This Type of Food Makes You Feel Fuller Longer","datePublished":"2016-03-03T20:42:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:56:07.421Z","description":"Eating more protein led to greater feelings of fullness","url":"https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/","keywords":["Nutrition","meat","fiber","protein","Diet & Nutrition","red meat"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2f04ab85bf8d042/69887215bc6cfc7cd73da7a8/50-healthiest-foods-grass-fed-beef.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mandy Oaklander","jobTitle":"Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mandy-oaklander/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd2f04ab85bf8d042/69887215bc6cfc7cd73da7a8/50-healthiest-foods-grass-fed-beef.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"healthiest foods, health food, diet, nutrition, time.com stock, beef, grass-fed","caption":"healthiest foods, health food, diet, nutrition, time.com stock, beef, grass-fed","creditText":"Danny Kim for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/","name":"This Type of Food Makes You Feel Fuller Longer"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: New Dietary Guidelines For Americans","description":"The U.S. released new dietary guidelines for Americans, offering advice on healthy eating","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eXDuY1tG/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-01-07T13:51:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eXDuY1tG.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/","duration":"PT1M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4246736/protein-satiety-fullness/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```