Weight loss programs tend to succeed when they utilize high-protein foods. A study conducted in Australia, tested the fat metabolism of 18 adults after they ate different meals over three days. Of the 18 subject, four were obese, eight were overweight, and six were of normal weight. Their average age was 40. On the first day, all were given a standard breakfast with 58 percent of energy from carbohydrates and 14 percent from protein. On the nest two days, the breakfast had around 33 percent of energy from protein and 33 percent from carbohydrates. Over the eight hours immediately after breakfast on the day 1, the obese and overweight groups burned less fat than the lean group. On the days 2 and 3, however, when the protein content of food was increase, the obese burn more or less the same amount of fat as the lean. Proteins in the meals came from low-fat milk products, lean meat, and eggs; carbohydrates came from bread and vegetables.
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