Obese and lean people burn about the same number of extra calories after eating the same amount of food, no matter if it’s protein, carbs, or fat.

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Thermic response to isoenergetic protein, carbohydrate or fat meals in lean and obese subjects.

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1983 Sep

The study found that whether someone is lean or obese, their body burns about the same amount of calories after eating the same amount of protein, carbs, or fat — so the claim that there’s no big difference is correct.

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Thermic response to isoenergetic protein, carbohydrate or fat meals in lean and obese subjects.

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DOI: 10.1042/CS0650307

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