Increasing protein intake from 15% to 30% reduces calorie intake by 441 calories per day

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Increasing protein intake from 15 percent to 30 percent reduces calorie intake by an average of 441 calories per day according to a three month study. REFERENCE

Weigle D, Breen P, Matthys C, Callahan H, Meeuws K, Burden V, Purnell J. A high-protein diet induces sustained reductions in appetite, ad libitum caloric intake, and body weight despite compensatory changes in diurnal plasma leptin and ghrelin concentrations. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jul, 82(1):41-48.

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D. Weigle
University of Washington School of Medicine
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