new research <\/a>is suggesting that the opposite is true, as low-protein diets reprogram our metabolism in a way which promotes the burning of body fat and calories, even while we\u2019re at rest.<\/p>\nHe has shown this through various experiments using lab mice, where the rodents were given low and high-protein diets. The mice getting less protein became leaner and had better blood sugar control, even though they were eating more overall. On the other hand, while the rodents consuming higher protein were more satiated, they tended to gain more weight.<\/p>\n
There is a biological explanation for this. Other scientists have found that when people get less than 10 per cent of their calories from protein, the liver starts to produce larger amounts of a hormone called FGF21. This acts on the brain, causing your body\u2019s energy expenditure, or the total number of calories it\u2019s burning, to increase.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople eating a low protein diet don\u2019t feel as full, so they eat more calories,\u201d says Lamming. \u201cBut they still lose weight, and they lose fat mass in particular. This is due to the fact that the body\u2019s energy expenditure seems to increase.\u201d<\/p>\n
Does the type of protein matter?<\/p>\n
There are also suggestions that some protein sources may be more detrimental for us than others, especially as we age.<\/p>\n
In particular, over consuming proteins which are rich in branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) leucine, isoleucine and valine, has been linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases, while restricting them appears to help ramp up metabolism and improve blood sugar control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Too much protein can lead to weight gain Whether it\u2019s TikTok influencers, the self-styled health gurus in your…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[166,589,163,536,85,46,248392,543,2865,1160,152693,591],"class_list":["post-568629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-diet","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-health-and-fitness","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-midlife-weight-loss","tag-nutrition","tag-standard","tag-strength-training","tag-us-content","tag-weight-loss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}