The best diet - protein!

High-protein diet best suited for people who want to keep the weight from a set of unnecessary kilograms. This diet includes meat, fish and eggs, and it is also well known as the Atkins diet.

In the journal New England Journal of Medicine published data from a study which shows that supporters protein diet   They may have up until not experience saturation. However, they will not gain weight, according to specialists on nutrition from Denmark. However, Dieter need to combine all this with plenty of whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables.

The researchers invited 939 volunteers to eat a diet of 800 calories a day for two months. Then they were divided into five groups, each of which is followed by a diet with a low fat content, aimed at maintaining a healthy body weight.

However, only those who consume large amounts of protein, coped with the task one hundred percent, that is, could not gain any extra gram in the next six months. The rest average added 500 grams. In the group of those whose diet   comprised of the least amount of protein, the average increase was almost two kilograms.

Professor Arne Astrup of the University of Copenhagen, who is in charge of European studies Diogenes, explains why protein diet with a low glycemic index works best: "Just due to a feeling of fullness. The person feels more full. And it stops there after used the fewer calories than people on other diets. It is also important not to forget about carbohydrates with low glycemic index ".

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