Eating more protein makes your body burn a bit more calories just to digest it, compared to eating less protein.

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The Effects of High Protein Diets on Thermogenesis, Satiety and Weight Loss: A Critical Review

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

2004 Oct

This study found that eating more protein makes your body burn more calories just from digesting it, which supports the idea that high-protein diets might help with weight control by boosting metabolism.

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The Effects of High Protein Diets on Thermogenesis, Satiety and Weight Loss: A Critical Review

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DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2004.10719381

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