Protein for Weight Loss
Nutrition and weight-loss researchers say that supplements such as protein, can give you a small advantage in the battle to be slim. Here are the Facts
HOW PROTEIN SPURS WEIGHT LOSS
Protein can reduce hunger (thereby decreasing the calories you consume), help you preserve muscle as you lose weight, and help your body build more muscle, particularly if you include strength training in your fitness routine, says Richard Kreider, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Muscle burns more calories than fat and also helps you look trimmer, Kreider says, so strength training three times a week is a good addition to any weight-loss program.
A six-month study of 65 overweight and obese people published in 1999 in the International Journal of Obesity compared two low-calorie diets: one with 12 percent of calories from protein (which mirrors the federal recommendation for protein consumption) and one with 25 percent of calories from protein. Those who ate more protein lost more weight. The subjects did not exercise.
You'll see weight-loss benefits by consuming either protein-rich foods or shakes, but shakes, like Stay Fit Protein Powder, contain fewer calories and less fat than some high-protein foods, and its also convenient.
Kreider does not advise drastically reducing your carbohydrate intake to eat more protein. He recommends 30 to 40 percent protein, 35 to 45 percent carbohydrates, and no more than 30 percent fat.
EFFECTIVE DOSE
Kreider recommends 40 to 50 g of protein powder a day, in addition to food, which is the equivalent of taking 3 scoops of Stay Fit Protein and combine them with three small meals. Drink one shake mid-morning and another an hour before dinner, which will control your appetite at common craving times. To make sure you don't eat too many calories, reduce portion sizes at meals by a quarter to a third, Kreider says. This plan is safe for long-term use, he adds.
We at AviClin Labs go a step further. We want to make sure you have adequate amounts of protein so make sure your 3 small meals include 15 top 30 grams of protein each. Once chicken breast is appx. 30 grams of protein. This will further speed up your weight loss goals.
Most experts including me, recommend whey powder, a protein derived from milk, but since I only recommend quality products, Stay Fit Protein is made of Whey Protein Isolate the highest quality Whey Protein available. We do not use Whey Protein Concentrate, which is commonly used by large companies to cut cost. Whey protein concentrate does not digest as well as Whey Isolate and contains lactose, which further lessons its absorption. We also use Casein, a slow release protein to further enhance Stay Fit Protein s quality as a Premium Protein Powder.
