Protein increases metabolism more than carbohydrates and fat. So you eat protein with a meal and what’s called the “thermic effect of feeding” increases more to digest, breakdown, and metabolism the food. The higher the caloric burn, theoretically the greater the weight loss.
Combine that data with the fact that protein helps fill you up more and you’ve got a win win for weight loss. Of course there’s more specifics to cover; we could go on about the quality of the protein as well and, in fact, this study did just that.
It measured the effects of supplemental proteins — whey, casein, or soy – on metabolism, satiety, and blood sugar. These 3 were compared to an equal calorie carbohydrate feeding.
What did they find? All proteins were “better” in this case than carbohydrate in terms of the metabolic increase. Next, looking specifically at the different types of protein, the whey protein caused a significantly greater increase in metabolism than both casein and soy.
On the flip side, casein and soy were reported as more satiating than the whey … but, more important than any of this scientific mumbo jumbo is that the whey was more “liked” compared to the others.
Combine that data with the fact that protein helps fill you up more and you’ve got a win win for weight loss. Of course there’s more specifics to cover; we could go on about the quality of the protein as well and, in fact, this study did just that.
It measured the effects of supplemental proteins — whey, casein, or soy – on metabolism, satiety, and blood sugar. These 3 were compared to an equal calorie carbohydrate feeding.
What did they find? All proteins were “better” in this case than carbohydrate in terms of the metabolic increase. Next, looking specifically at the different types of protein, the whey protein caused a significantly greater increase in metabolism than both casein and soy.
On the flip side, casein and soy were reported as more satiating than the whey … but, more important than any of this scientific mumbo jumbo is that the whey was more “liked” compared to the others.
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