Do Protein Powders Help In Weight Loss
Protein for Our Muscles
When we lose weight, we need to lose our fat and not our muscles. But few of us eat enough protein to succeed.
That's the conclusion of a study that The Journal of Nutrition just published. "A Moderate-Protein Diet Produces Sustained Weight Loss and Long-Term Changes in Body Composition and Blood Lipids in Obese Adults" appears in the journal's March 2009 issue. The abstract is online.
A team of nine researchers followed the weight-loss efforts of 130 people at the University of Illinois an...
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