If you include high amounts of protein in your healthy diet, you may accelerate weight loss and boost satiety. Diets higher in protein than carbohydrates paired with regular physical activity have been found to reduce blood fats. Most importantly the addition of protein to the diet will aid in the maintenance of lean tissue and muscle growth.
Add healthy protein to your diet in combination with regular exercise for successful weight loss.
During physical activity and strength training, it’s critical to tear muscles and provide a rush of amino acids to ensure that your muscles can rebuild. It has been found that dieters who have a large percent of their meals consisting of protein report lower levels of hunger and actually lose more weight.
Some good protein options include lean meats like chicken and turkey, eggs, low-fat Greek yogurt, beans and nuts, and milk. Incorporating a variety of these foods into your daily meal plan will ensure faster weight loss. Proteins have to be broken down into amino acids in the body which takes a good amount longer to digest than carbohydrates. This lag time will ensure a happier and fuller stomach starving off hunger pains until your next meal.
Written by Adrienne Pellechia, Nutritionist at Camp Shane weight loss camp for kids
