Protein Stokes Our Internal Fire
Instead of focusing on carbohydrates , it is protein that you need to concern yourself with when it comes to the preparation of your small healthy meals .
So why exactly is protein the preferred food source when it comes to fat loss considerations ?
Well , protein is used by the body as a source of amino acids , which we need to build both cellular structures and the enzymes that run the various cellular processes necessary for the maintenance of life .
So protein is used as a source of building blocks for our bodies . But it can also be metabolized for energy . In fact , a gram of protein can be metabolized for ( roughly ) the same number of calories as a gram of carbohydrates . But our bodies must do more work to metabolize protein — about five times as much as it takes to break down carbohydrates , and about two to five times the amount of work required to digest fats .
Protein Stokes Our Internal Fire
Because protein does require more energy to digest , when we switch to a high protein diet our metabolism increases . We burn more calories than if we adopted a high carbohydrate or high fat diet . Eskimo populations that subsist on a diet where up to 90 percent of their caloric intake comes from meat and fat have base metabolic rates that run about 15 to 30 percent higher than populations that consume a Western type diet , where carbohydrates are the primary calorie source .
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