High Protein Diets Curb Appetite
Here’s a report that is actually in favour of high protein diets. Reuters Health reported that the reason why low carb diets work is because they encourage people to eat more protein. High protein reduces the appetite.
“Protein appears to encourage people to eat fewer calories overall, Astrup noted, so if people simply increase their intake of protein, that should help them lose weight. “You can just eat a little more lean meat and low-fat dairy products,” Astrup recommended.
Lead study author Dr. David S. Weigle of the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle and his colleagues note that low-calorie diets rarely work. This has encouraged researchers to consider that changing the ingredients of the diet, but not its calories, makes a difference in people’s waistlines.
Previous research shows that low-carbohydrate diets, typically high in fat and protein - are effective, the authors report, but so are low-fat diets.
Weigle and his team speculated that low-carb diets may work because they encourage people to eat more protein, which decreases people’s appetites and causes them to consume fewer calories. ”
So what are the conclusions:
- High protein diets work because they reduce appetite
- Low carb diets work because they force people to eat high protein
So it would appear from the research that increasing the amount of lean proteins you eat will reduce your appetite help you lose weight. I think that this type of diet should be combined with “good carbs” like fruit and vegetables, to make sure that you get a balanced and healthy diet.