The Science Behind Why to Eat More Protein on a Fat Loss Phase

In this article Abhinav Malhotra shares 3 important scientific reasons to eat more protein on a fat loss phase:

Reason #1. Improves Nitrogen balance – Protein builds / retains muscle tissue by providing amino acids to support muscle protein synthesis.

Reason #2. Has a High Thermic Effect of Food (TEF) – The body requires calories in the process of digestion, absorption and excretion of food. This is called Thermic Effect of Food.

Macronutrients like proteins, carbs and fats have different TEF. Proteins have the highest at 30%. This means approx. 30% of the total calories from proteins are used in the digestion, absorption and excretion processes itself.

And you’ll find it of value to see Abhinav’s video on how TEF is related to TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and you can use the science-based TDEE calculator to lose fat.

Reason #3. Increases Satiety – Proteins, specially from meats stay longer in the gut prolonging the gastric emptying time. This delays the hunger hormone Ghrelin from kicking in and making us feel hungry.

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