New Research from the Obesity Society and first reported by Science Daily suggests that high protein diets are directly linked to an increased metabolism, and that metabolism can not be trained to remain heightened when switching to a lower protein intake.
“Rather than conducting a weight-loss study, our focus was to explore whether high- or low- protein diets might lead to less weight gain when consuming excess calories due to the ability of the body to burn extra energy with a high-protein diet,” said author Elizabeth Frost, PhD Candidate, Pennington Biomedical Research Center,. “What we found was that study participants all gained similar amounts of weight regardless of diet composition; however, there was a vast difference in how the body stored the excess calories. Those who consumed normal- and high- protein diets stored 45% of the excess calories as lean tissue, or muscle mass, while those who on the low-protein diet stored 95% of the excess calories as fat.”
This research further suggests that high protein diets are effective for fat loss and lean muscle building, but the high protein intake must be sustained to have a lasting effect. Results will be significantly diminished as your protein intake decreases, so make permanent changes to your diet and increase the lean protein intake. Your muscles will thank you.
Obesity Society. “Human body cannot be trained to maintain a higher metabolism, study suggests.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 November 2014. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141106131522.htm>.
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