Re: Protein Diet, Exercise Aids Weight Loss

[Guest guest]

Lea,

I don't think his diet is a really high protein diet .

.. . However, one would have to know just how much he

recommends. . . The way the article reads, I get the

feeling that it's not extreme.

" She cautioned that diets should not be

protein-dominant and noted that the average American

eats " more protein than we need to begin with. " "

Love,

Rogene

--- Lea <devans@...> wrote:

> Honey, this article is frightening because a protein

> diet would not be safe

> for us. I wanted to go on a diet rich in protein and

> my doctor said no. We

> know that you lose inches and fat very quickly, but

> is this good for us?

>

> Love always..........Lea

>

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> Protein Diet, Exercise Aids

> Weight Loss

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> >

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http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC267/333/343/432291.html

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> > Protein Diet, Exercise Aids Weight Loss

> >

> > September 22, 2005

> > URBANA, Ill. (AP) -- A high-protein diet can make

> > regular exercise more effective for women trying

> to

> > lose weight -- helping to build muscle while

> trimming

> > body fat, a small study suggests.

> >

> > In a four-month period, the protein-rich diet

> along

> > with exercise significantly reduced abdominal fat

> and

> > triglycerides, risk factors for heart disease,

> > according to findings published in the August

> issue of

> > the Journal of Nutrition.

> >

> > " People thinking about doing exercise want a

> return on

> > that investment, " said K. Layman, a

> professor

> > of nutrition at the University of Illinois'

> > Urbana-Champaign campus, who led the study. " Our

> way

> > of looking at it is the protein-rich diet

> basically

> > boosts the benefit of doing exercise. "

> >

> > The study was largely funded by beef and dairy

> > interests. A nutritionist not involved with the

> study

> > said that what the research really showed is that

> > exercise is important for losing fat and

> preserving

> > muscle.

> >

> > " That's exactly what we want to have happen in a

> > weight reduction diet, " said a Anding, a

> > clinical dietitian at the Baylor University

> College of

> > Medicine who works with the Houston Texans

> football

> > team.

> >

> > She cautioned that diets should not be

> > protein-dominant and noted that the average

> American

> > eats " more protein than we need to begin with. "

> >

> > Many high-protein diets, such as the Atkins plan,

> have

> > fallen from favor with consumers in recent months.

> > Layman's diet for the study was lower in fat and

> > called for more fruits and vegetables than the

> Atkins

> > diet.

> >

> > The research was funded by the Illinois Council on

> > Food and Agricultural Research, the National

> > Cattlemen's Beef Association, Kraft Foods and the

> Beef

> > Board.

> >

> > Forty-eight women took part in the study, eating

> about

> > 1,700 calories per day. Half ate a diet rich in

> meat

> > and dairy while half ate a diet that contained

> more

> > complex carbohydrates, such as rice or pasta.

> >

> > Each group was then split between women who were

> asked

> > to walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week, and

> women

> > who were required to walk at least that much and

> > participate in two 30-minute weightlifting

> sessions

> > per week.

> >

> > The low-exercise group was voluntary and averaged

> less

> > than 100 minutes per week. The other group was

> > supervised and averaged more than 200 minutes of

> > exercise per week, Layman said.

> >

> > All the women who exercised at least 200 minutes

> per

> > week lost about the same amount of weight whether

> they

> > ate a high-protein or a high-carb diet. But almost

> all

> > the weight lost by those who ate the protein diet

> was

> > fat, while almost one-third of the weight lost by

> > those on the high-carb diet was muscle.

> >

> > While the research involved only women, there is

> no

> > reason to believe that men would not have the same

> > results, Layman said.

> >

> > Shirley Washington swears by Layman's diet. Even

> > though she is still overweight at 267 pounds, she

> has

> > lost 90 pounds while following it.

> >

> > " It's been really easy, " said Washington, a

> > 55-year-old Chicago grandmother. " I tell anyone if

> you

> > can't make it on this eating plan, you can't make

> it. "

> >

> >

> >

> > Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights

> > reserved.

> >

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> >

> > Opinions expressed are NOT meant to take the place

> of advice given by

> > licensed health care professionals. Consult your

> physician or licensed

> > health care professional before commencing any

> medical treatment.

> >

> > " Do not let either the medical authorities or the

> politicians mislead you.

> > Find out what the facts are, and make your own

> decisions about how to live

> > a happy life and how to work for a better world. "

> - Linus ing,

> > two-time Nobel Prize Winner (1954, Chemistry;

> 1963, Peace)

> >

> >