Effect of dietary protein content on weight gain, energy expenditure, and body composition during overeating: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The role of diet composition in response to overeating and energy dissipation in humans is unclear.

Objective

To evaluate the effects of overconsumption of low, normal, and high protein diets on weight gain, energy expenditure, and body composition.

Design, setting, and participants

A single-blind, randomized controlled trial of 25 US healthy, weight-stable male and female volunteers, aged 18 to 35 years with a body mass index between 19 and 30. The first participant was admitted to the inpatient metabolic unit in June 2005 and the last in October 2007.

Intervention

After consuming a weight-stabilizing diet for 13 to 25 days, participants were randomized to diets containing 5% of energy from protein (low protein), 15% (normal protein), or 25% (high prot

SUBMITTER: Bray GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3777747 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature