High-protein diet reduces appetite

News@nature.com ^ | 5 September 2006 | Michael Hopkin

[Zuben Elgenubi]

LOL that's great. I stole the graphic for my homepage.

[Tamar1973]

I use soy sauce though.

Which is fine b/c it's fermented and a condiment, not a "meat substitute." I eat miso and use soy sauce myself.

[SlowBoat407]

My wife put the kibosh on it, though.

I love kibosh!! It has to be the dark stuff, though. The lighter kibosh just doesn't have the same kick.

If you can find it in your area, try the kibosh with garlic.

[Cobra64]

See the next one of the Code Pink Murtha Babe.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Thing is, a lot of protein sources are loaded with artery blocking stuff. It is improbable that high-protein dieters are living on tofu and beans.

[Tamar1973]

The over-processed, white bread diet that Americans eat is the primary cause of obesity.

A close second is the copious use of corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup in just about everything. That hidden sugar and calories could blow just about any good diet, whether it's Atkins, South Beach, etc.

[Busywhiskers]

"you definately have to drink a lot"

And if you drink a lot of cold water, your body burns up calories warming it up in your stomach.

[Tamar1973]

Also,while on Atkins,I *never* felt hungry and with the diet,combined with moderate exercise,the pounds (about 30 of them) just melted off of me.

I lost 25 lbs on it myself.

[Cobra64]

This one's fun too for the incessant diet and soap opera threads.

[ConservativeMind]

She now plans to organize a long-term study of the effects of a high-protein diet in humans, which might feature foods such as lean meat, soy, tofu and egg.

Uh, soy and tofu are the same protein.

I would think she meant "dairy".

[2Jedismom]

My husband lost 45 pounds. His cholesterol runs in the 170s.

We do focus on the good fats when we can, but don't shy away from things like butter or cream or eggs.

One thing we never NEVER use is Crisco or margarine.

[dfwgator]

This also has the same effect.

[Fawn]

I believe that it's all about calories and exercise. You can eat 1200 calories of cheeze-its every day for a week and you will lose weight.

[100-Fold_Return]

But...But...the loonie left despises the Atkins Diet!!!! They have the holy, venerated South Beach Diet. Praise God. Hallelujah!

[Tamar1973]

Brought to you by the meat council?

No. I don't eat meat all the time, as a matter of fact, wheat gluten makes a pretty good meat substitute, IMO. There's also a new product out called Quorn, which is made from a mushroom which also works pretty well.

I just think using unfermented soy products of any kind is poisonous to your body, based on the studies out there.

[Fawn]

Jeez----Kibosh....flaxseed.....I've never heard of these.

[shankbear]

SUGAR. My mom used to tell me to NEVER put anything white in your mouth. Sugar, flour, rice, potatos......well mom may have been right.

[razzle]

Early man (caveman for those in Rio Linda) ate mostly protien and didn't have kidney problems. Fatties have become more common due to the advent of low-fat foods. The more low fat food (carbs for those in Rio Linda) that the fatties eat, the more fat they put on. Atkins is right.

[Right Wing Assault]

Swallowing a pound of ice cubes will use up some calories.

[Sam Cree]

I forgot to mention exercise, very true.