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!
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 ...
