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α-GPC and Low Thyroid? Fat Loss+Muscle Gains, Possible? More Protein in Shift-Work Diet, 7kg Lower Fat Mass & TC?

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In today's installment: Alpha-GCP and reduces thyroid function; accurate body fat measurement in contest prep confirms recomp effect; more protein keeps shift workers lean and healthy. Since I didn't want to bore those of you who are (for whatever reason) not interested in significantly annotated summaries of the studies presented at the last ISSN conference, I've deliberately taken a break before publishing the next installment of the #ISSN17 series ; with this one answering important questions such as: Can alpha-GPC supplements give me hypothyroidism? Can lean individuals still do a "recomp", i.e. lose significant amounts of fat while gaining muscle in short periods of time - What does a gold-standard measurement w/ the 4-C method say? And, last but not least, is a higher protein intake the landmark feature of those night shift workers who don't get obese and sick and how does it work? Interested? Alright, here we go... Fasting  and alpha-GPC have sth...
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True or False: A High Protein Intake Nullifies the Benefits of Diet-Induced Weight Loss (10%) on Glucose Metabolism

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With high protein diets often being falsely equated with misguided varieties of keto diets where you eat nothing but sausages and bacon, the public jumps at 'news' like "A new study suggests there's a downside to all that protein" ( time.com ) and ignores that high protein dieters like you and me limit the amounts of these foods and eat way more veggies and fruits than Mr. Average is often forgotten in the debate. You will probably remember the headlines: "It’s Time to Rethink High-Protein Diets for Weight Loss" ( time.com ). Now, that the notion that an increased protein intake can help you shed body fat by increasing your satiety, reducing your cravings and improving the ratio of lean-to-fat-mass you will lose while dieting is finally becoming common knowledge (Leidy. 2007; Mettler, 2010), the impact of biased reporting on studies such as Smith, et al. (2016) could become a public health problem of its own. That's a daring hypothesis, I know,...
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Eating More Protein Doesn't Help You Lean Out? Reanalysis of Often-Cited 36-Week Study Corrects Original Conclusion: Threshold Intakes and Changes (!) in Protein Intake Matter!

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No, even the reanalysis doesn't say that a bit more protein, alone, will make you look like this ;-) I've written about both observational and experimental studies that show how increased protein intakes can improve your body composition. So why mention another one? Well, the study at hand which has been conducted by scientists from the Purdue University  is interesting, because (a) it's not as extreme as Jose Antonios 2014 study in which the subjects consumed "Fivefold More Than the FDA Allows" ( learn more ), (b) it is not a simple short-term diet intervention where the high protein diet comes - as usual - out victorious and it is (c) actually a re-analysis of one of those studies that is often cited to "prove" that increased protein intakes, let alone the use of whey protein, wouldn't be advantageous for overweight and obese individuals trying to shed body fat. But let's tackle one thing after the other. The original goal of the study ...
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Timed Ingestion of 3x21g of Whey Protein + Exercise Sheds 14% Abdominal Fat in Overweight Subjects Within 4 Months

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Minimal effort, minimal results - While you can lose weight by just adding whey protein to your diet, your success will more than double, when you're willing to work (out) for it four times a week! It's not a secret that things that diet and exercise are the keys to weight control and health in the 21st century. If you skip only one of the two you can hardly expect optimal results. In that, it is often said that weight, or rather fat loss requires a significant reduction of one's total energy intake; and for athletes and already lean individuals, this may in fact be the case. For the average "free-living overweight or obese" individual, however, the dietary changes that are required can be as simple as adding three servings of 21g of whey protein to their regimen on a daily basis (the scientists found no overall increase in energy intake, this means the 252 extra kcal/day from whey were effectively compensated for by the overweight subjects of the study at h...
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Protein Intake & Muscle Catabolism: Fasting Gnaws on Your Muscle Tissue and Abundance Causes Wastefulness

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How much of the protein you can eat and how much of it you need two keep the status quo are very different questions. Don't worry, this article is not about the notorious " Anabolic Barndoor " or the purported magic of "nutrient timing" and post.workout supplements. The thing I want to discuss in today's SuppVersity article is of a more general nature and revolves around the upregulation of the ubiquinase enzymes and consequent proteolysis (=catabolims) of skeletal muscle tissue ... or if you want to use my buddy Carl Lanore's term: "The loss of metabolic currency" we all know you better avoid at all costs, if you care about aging healthily.  You can learn more about protein intake at the SuppVersity Are You Protein Wheysting? Cod protein for recovery Protein requ. of athletes High EAA protein for fat loss Fast vs. slow protein Too much ado about protein? What we are going to deal with today is protein breakdown, o...
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