Whether you get your protein from chicken, tofu, milk, or fish, it doesn’t make your body burn more calories — the type doesn’t matter, only the amount.

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Effects of Varying Protein Amounts and Types on Diet-Induced Thermogenesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

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2024 Dec

This big study looked at many experiments and found that whether you eat protein from whey, soy, fish, or pork, your body burns about the same amount of calories digesting it — so the source doesn’t matter, just the amount.

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Effects of Varying Protein Amounts and Types on Diet-Induced Thermogenesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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DOI: 10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100332

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