High-protein diet reduces appetite

News@nature.com ^ | 5 September 2006 | Michael Hopkin

[MAD-AS-HELL]

yeah, a high protein diet will reduce your appetite as you deal with the pain fromt he Kidney stone you get with it. Also isn't good for your kidneys.

[shankbear]

The over-processed, white bread diet that Americans eat is the primary cause of obesity. That coupled with a lack of exercise. High protien diets are not rocket surgery and can produce marked weight loss.

[dead]

People on the Atkins diet don't feel as hungry...

That's how it works.

After a week of eating nothing but cheese and meat sauteed in oil, you really don't feel like eating much more cheese and meat sauteed in oil.

[dfwgator]

In all things moderation. You need not go from one extreme to the other, simply cut back some processed carbs in favor of higher protein will have dramatic results as well without the health risks of an extremely high protein diet.

[Gay State Conservative]

I did Atkins for some time.Atkins is a high protein,low just-about-everything-else diet.I was amazed how easily I was able to avoid various kinds of junk food as well as how easy it was to avoid late night snacking.

Also,while on Atkins,I *never* felt hungry and with the diet,combined with moderate exercise,the pounds (about 30 of them) just melted off of me.

[gaijin]

If you go the high-protein route, you definately have to drink a lot, and have no history of kidney problems.

Also, periodically, you should do a carb re-feed. That, or you'll sort of go out of your mind.

But it's true --protein will quash the munchies more effectively than fat.

I went from 260 pounds to 201, so far. I also did lot of cardio, of course...

[Sam Cree]

Staying busy also suppresses the appetite. I honestly believe there is a mechanism in your body that activates an eating impulse when one is idle.

Beyond that, keeping away from prepackaged foods, sodas, and going easy on sweets should take care of most weight problems.

[colorado tanker]

That's why South Beach is a good diet. It's high protein and low carb, but not as severe as Atkins. It doesn't stress the kidneys and doesn't put you in ketosis. And it counsels against "bad" fats. But it does work.

[frogjerk]

If you go the high-protein route, you definately have to drink a lot, and have no history of kidney problems.

What's the reference to Kidney problems all about?

[neoken]

Why can't I eat what I want but supplement it with a tasty chewable pill providing the magical "appetite reducing" hormone that protein diets are supposed to stimulate?

[Cobra64]

[gaijin]

Why not take Acomplia when it comes out? AKA Rimonabant.

And some cardio.

[JamesP81]

In all things moderation. You need not go from one extreme to the other, simply cut back some processed carbs in favor of higher protein will have dramatic results as well without the health risks of an extremely high protein diet.

Well said. A good place to start would be to use some kind of beans in place of potatoes as a side item.

[Tamar1973]

She now plans to organize a long-term study of the effects of a high-protein diet in humans, which might feature foods such as lean meat, soy, tofu and egg.

Unfermented soy products are much worse for you than saturated fat.

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[MineralMan]

"A good place to start would be to use some kind of beans in place of potatoes as a side item."

I tried that. My wife put the kibosh on it, though. I [toot] can't imagine why.

[Mount Athos]

I've heard that too. I dislike tofu anyway.
I use soy sauce though

[SlowBoat407]

Brought to you by the meat council?

[gaijin]

Cheap, simple, and no crazy promises:

AllTheWhey.com

Whey protein powder direct, without exotic stuff and sky-high prices.

(I am not a salesman or owner, just a happy customer)

[2Jedismom]

Ok...here's my husband's (Atkins x 3 years) favorite recipe...

Low Carb Brownie

Sift together:

4 T ground flaxseed meal
1 T cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1 T bulk Splenda
1/4 tsp baking soda

Add:

1 egg
1 T Sugar-free vanilla Davinci Syrup (or water)
2 T melted Butter (or canola oil...if you're doing South Beach).

Mix together till well blended. Pour into a small dish sprayed with Pam. Nuke for about a minute and a half. Turn it out onto a plate and eat!

My husband loves these brownies! Sometimes I substitute one of the tablespoons of flaxseed meal with pecan meal, it makes it richer. This make about two servings. He spreads splenda-sweetened cream cheese on his. I think the whole thing only has about the same amount of carbs in a packet of sugar.