What Protein Is Best For Weight Loss?

Dishing Up Nutrition

Nutritional Weight & Wellness, Inc.

Nutrition, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Preserving your muscle mass is a hot topic lately when it comes to maintaining a good metabolism and healthy weight. When you're losing weight, ideally you want to lose fat and not muscle. Eating protein is necessary to keep and grow your muscles, while having good muscle mass is crucial for your metabolism for weight loss. In this episode, our dietitians explain why protein is important for weight loss, what the best sources of protein for weight loss are, how much protein you need, and ideas on how to actually make eating protein doable.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of Dishing Up Nutrition.
0:14.3	Have you been stuck on your dieting merry-go-round for years and years?
0:18.7	Well, we meet with a lot of people with weight loss goals, and we understand
0:22.8	that losing and keeping weight off is really hard work. But with the right plan and good
0:29.5	caring support, long-lasting change can occur. We have seen that for sure. And we know that
0:36.2	staying healthy and losing weight is not just
0:39.5	about counting calories or following the latest fad diet or spending hours in the gym every week.
0:46.4	There's more to it than just that. And if you've been struggling with carrying extra weight,
0:51.4	the weight loss medications may seem pretty magical, but there are
0:56.8	some downsides. Yes, a lot of people have side effects, but another major issue is that many
1:03.9	people don't eat enough, and specifically they don't eat enough protein, and then they lose muscle mass.
1:12.5	Rapid weight loss that occurs is going to lead to significant amount of muscle loss.
1:19.2	And we know that the best foods for weight loss and to feel full are real foods, high in nutrients,
1:27.0	but specifically protein. That's a huge part of it, which is why
1:31.9	protein for weight loss is our topic of discussion today. So before we go any further, let me introduce
1:38.4	myself. I am Brittany Vincent, a registered and licensed dietitian. And joining me today is my co-host, Brandy Burrow,
1:47.2	also a registered and licensed dietitian. Thanks for joining me today, Brandy.
1:53.3	Really happy to be here, Brittany. Thank you. And I really love this topic today, not just because
1:59.2	we're talking about protein, but also weight
2:01.3	loss is something that I had struggled with quite a bit when I was younger.
2:05.1	I was really overweight as a teen, really, you know, as a young child and into my teen years.
2:11.6	And I learned I had to make some changes.
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