• Damarus@feddit.org
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    23 hours ago

    Protein makes you sated much more quickly than carbs, so a protein rich diet compliments losing weight.

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      7 hours ago

      also causes flatulence, lower gut mobility, skews the microbiome.

      I have significant concerns about the protein diet fad and the increase of colon cancer in younger people.

      Sugar should be avoided, but a balanced diet is important.

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      19 hours ago

      Visceral fat is usually caused by protein deficiency, adding protein to the diet without any other changes to lifestyle or diet causes a reduction in visceral fat.

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        7 hours ago

        Visceral fat is usually caused by protein deficiency,

        in cases of severe malnourishment.

        I’m so done with the brah science in this thread.

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      Maybe good protein, though protein shakes are often going to come with extra calories and junk that most people don’t need to add to their diet anyways.

      Especially if they’re using a milk base or adding chocolate/etc to make tastier shakes. It’s pretty damn easy to drink a surprising amount of calories. Milk can be more calories than beer by volume, for example.