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For women with obesity following an 8-week low-calorie diet that includes partial meal replacement, raising protein intake from 0.8 to 1.2 grams per kilogram of body weight does not lead to...

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When obese women eat slightly more protein on a low-calorie diet, their bodies adjust how they process amino acids and hormones, but these changes don’t make them feel less hungry, lose more fat, or keep more muscle. The main driver of fullness and weight loss is how much carbohydrate they eat and...

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When protein intake increases slightly in obese women on a low-calorie diet, the body adjusts by changing how it handles amino acids and hormones, but these changes don’t make people feel fuller, lose more fat, or keep more muscle. The liver keeps making glucose and managing amino acids the same way, and hunger signals stay unchanged.

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Increased protein intake elevates circulating amino acids, particularly sulfur-containing amino acids, triggering enhanced hepatic catabolism.

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Elevated amino acids stimulate glucagon secretion from pancreatic alpha-cells, which maintains hepatic gluconeogenesis during energy restriction.

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Glucagon-driven gluconeogenesis sustains glucose production without increasing energy expenditure or altering central appetite signaling.

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Amino acid catabolism reduces plasma taurine levels, but this change does not influence satiety pathways or fat metabolism.

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Postprandial satiety is primarily regulated by carbohydrate-driven reductions in glucose and insulin, which suppress hunger independently of protein intake.

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Fat mass loss and fat-free mass retention are determined by total energy deficit and baseline metabolic adaptations, not by modest increases in protein intake.

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Does a Higher Protein Diet Promote Satiety and Weight Loss Independent of Carbohydrate Content? An 8-Week Low-Energy Diet (LED) Intervention

Randomized Controlled Trial
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2022 Jan 26

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Does a Higher Protein Diet Promote Satiety and Weight Loss Independent of Carbohydrate Content? An 8-Week Low-Energy Diet (LED) Intervention

Score: 69
DOI: 10.3390/nu14030538

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Women with obesity who follow an 8-week low-energy diet with partial meal replacement lose an average of 7.5 kilograms, with 80% of the weight loss coming from fat mass and 20% from fat-free mass, regardless of whether protein intake is increased or carbohydrate intake is reduced within the specified ranges.

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