Eating more protein every day for weeks or months makes your body burn more calories even when you’re resting — even if you don’t lose weight.

Eating more protein every day for weeks or months makes your body burn more calories even when you’re resting, which might help prevent slow weight gain over time.

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.

After losing weight, people with prediabetes who eat more protein burn more calories at rest and end up in a calorie deficit, which could help them keep the weight off longer.

After losing weight, your body tries to burn fewer calories than it should — but eating more protein helps your body return to its normal calorie-burning rate.

Eating a meal with more protein makes your body burn more calories right after eating — but only if you’re not overweight; if you are, this calorie-burning effect doesn’t happen as much.