Don’t eat more than you can burn

Don’t eat more than you can burn

    Anew study suggests that when people consistently eat more calories than their bodies can burn each day, it appears they gain body fat and lose lean muscle if their diet is low in protein. Experts say this means in tackling obesity, one needs to focus on overall fatness and not just body mass index or body weight.
    Researchers recruited 25 healthy individuals who agreed to spend time in a controlled setting and be randomised to over consume diets containing different levels of protein. They found that participants on a low-protein diet gained less weight compared to counterparts on the normal and high-protein diets. They also discovered that calories alone, and not protein, appeared to account for an increase in body fat.