Eating more protein after losing weight makes your body burn more fat for fuel instead of carbs, which shows up as a lower respiratory quotient.

60

Pro

0

Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

60

Community contributions welcome

60

High Compared with Moderate Protein Intake Reduces Adaptive Thermogenesis and Induces a Negative Energy Balance during Long-term Weight-Loss Maintenance in Participants with Prediabetes in the Postobese State: A PREVIEW Study

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2020 Mar 1

This study found that when people with prediabetes ate more protein after losing weight, their bodies burned more fat instead of carbs, which showed up as a slight drop in a number called RQ. This matches exactly what the claim says.

Contradicting (0)

0

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.

Source Study

High Compared with Moderate Protein Intake Reduces Adaptive Thermogenesis and Induces a Negative Energy Balance during Long-term Weight-Loss Maintenance in Participants with Prediabetes in the Postobese State: A PREVIEW Study

Score: 60

DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz281

Similar Assertions

Eating more protein and fewer carbs after losing weight makes your body burn more fat and less sugar for energy, helping you stay in a calorie deficit.

60

0

96%

When people who lost weight eat more protein, their bodies use more of that protein for energy and repair, rather than storing it.

60

0

79%

When you eat more protein after losing weight, your body uses more of it and holds onto more muscle instead of breaking it down.

60

0

79%

When people who lost weight eat more protein and fewer carbs, their bodies burn more calories at rest and end up in a calorie deficit, which might help them keep the weight off.

60

0

77%

After losing weight, your body tries to burn fewer calories than it should — but eating more protein helps your metabolism return to normal, while eating less protein keeps it slowed down.

60

0

74%