Calories Raise Body Fat When People Overeat, Not Protein

In a study published in the January 4 issue of JAMA, researchers assessed 25 healthy individuals who were randomized to different levels of overconsumption on protein diets whilst living in a controlled setting. They found that those who consumed the low-protein diet gained less weight compared with those eating normal and high protein diets…

Cornell Expert: French Diet A Proven Recipe For Weight Loss Failure

David Levitsky, professor of Nutritional Sciences and Psychology at Cornell University, comments on the rising popularity of the French protein-centric, low-fat, low-carb Dukan Diet, the focus of a new book to be published in North American next month. Levitsky says: “We have had plenty experience with high protein diets for weight…