Eat More Protein to Discourage Fat Development | SNS Post

Published on February 17th, 2012

By Rebecca Rose of ChoiceEating.com

A study published in January in the Journal of the American Medical Association concludes that people who are overweight would benefit from eating more protein. People who eat too little protein often consume too much fat and carbohydrates.

The imbalance results in the loss of lean muscle mass and a higher accumulation of fat.

For those who consume more calories than they burn, about 90 percent of the excess intake is stored as body fat if they take in lower levels of protein. For those with a higher intake of protein, only about 50 percent of excess calories is stored as fat.

The study also concluded that those who eat more protein also burn more calories while they are at rest. Researchers attributed this to the higher energy requirements for storing protein.

The study?s results also indicated that current recommended daily levels of 46 grams of protein for women and 56 grams for men may not be sufficient. Researchers determined that most people require about 78 grams of protein to prevent the loss of lean muscle. That translates to about 20 percent of daily calories that should come from protein.

Researchers emphasize that eating a healthy amount of protein becomes increasingly important as we age because we tend to lose muscle mass.

Eating a healthy higher-protein diet, however, does not necessarily mean it all has to come from meat. Nutritionists suggest Greek-style yogurt, ocean-caught fish and poultry as healthy ways to take in protein.

Those committed to vegetarian or vegan lifestyles can ensure they are getting enough protein by increasing their consumption of seitan, tofu and spinach. Beans, as a whole, and broccoli also tend to be relatively high in protein.

Rebecca Rose is an award-winning writer based in Oak Park, IL, who routinely covers health and fitness, financial and women?s issues regionally and nationally.

Source: http://www.snspost.com/eat-more-protein-to-discourage-fat-development/

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