The Claim

In young women with overweight, a high-protein intake of 1.6 g/kg/day during calorie restriction and resistance training preserves or increases fat-free mass, while a regular protein intake of 0.8 g/kg/day does not, demonstrating that protein dose is a critical factor in muscle retention during weight loss.

Source: High-Protein Time-Restricted Eating Alongside Resistance Training Reduces Adipose Tissue While Preserving Fat-Free Mass in Women With Overweight: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

What the research says

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In plain English

Young women with overweight who consume 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day while dieting and lifting weights maintain or gain muscle mass, while those who consume 0.8 grams per kilogram do not.

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In young women with overweight, high-protein intake (1.6 g/kg/day) during calorie restriction and resistance training likely preserves or increases fat-free mass, whereas regular protein intake (0.8 g/kg/day) does not, indicating protein dose is a critical factor in muscle retention during weight loss.

Why this might work

When a person eats more protein while lifting weights and eating fewer calories, the extra amino acids from the protein turn on a cellular switch that tells muscles to build more protein, preventing muscle loss and even increasing muscle mass.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: High-Protein Time-Restricted Eating Alongside Resistance Training Reduces Adipose Tissue While Preserving Fat-Free Mass in Women With Overweight: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    When overweight women diet and lift weights, eating more protein (1.6g per kg of body weight) helps them gain or keep muscle, while eating less protein doesn’t. The study proved this by showing muscle went up only in the high-protein groups.

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