The Claim
In children aged 8 to 12 years, a high-protein breakfast elicits a more pronounced increase in fat oxidation and energy expenditure in overweight/obese children compared to normal-weight children, indicating that weight status modifies the metabolic response to dietary protein.
What the research says
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Children who are overweight or obese burn more fat and use more energy after eating a high-protein breakfast than children of normal weight do, suggesting their bodies respond differently to the same meal.
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In children aged 8 to 12 years, the metabolic response to a high-protein breakfast—specifically increased fat oxidation and energy expenditure—is more pronounced in overweight/obese children than in normal-weight children, suggesting weight status modifies the metabolic effect of dietary protein.
What the research says
1 studyWhen kids eat a breakfast with lots of protein, their bodies burn more fat and use more energy — and this effect is even stronger in kids who are overweight than in kids who are a normal weight.
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