About the protein in your diet

Hi!! long time no posting!!! Here's a litle piece form an article that explains why I keep telling you the importance about the protien in your diet. For the full article I'm including the reference at the end. Enjoy!

Although any

dietary or lifestyle change must be personalized, controlled energy

intake in association with a moderately elevated protein intake may

represent an effective and practical weight-loss strategy. Potential

beneficial outcomes associated with protein ingestion include the

following:

to a greater extent than carbohydrate or fat andmayfacilitate a reduction

in energy consumption under ad libitum dietary conditions;

thermogenesis—higher-protein diets are associated with increased

thermogenesis, which also influences satiety and augments energy expenditure

(in the longer term, increased thermogenesis contributes to the

relatively low-energy efficiency of protein); and

accretion of fat-free mass—in some individuals, a moderately higher

protein diet may provide a stimulatory effect on muscle protein anabolism,

favoring the retention of lean muscle mass while improving

metabolic profile. Nevertheless, any potential benefits associated with a

moderately elevated protein intake must be evaluated in the light of

customary dietary practices and individual variability.

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