High-protein diets: are they really safe and effective?
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This review summarizes the effects of dietary protein on energy intake and weight loss, as well as its’ effects on a variety of health outcomes in adults. Unusual popularity of high-protein induce scientists to analyze its’ effectiveness and observe health consequences induced by those diets. Short-term studies indicates that high-protein diets improve weight loss and fat loss, but recently conducted long-term studies negate superiority of high protein diets to mixed diets. Available data indicate that high-protein diets can promote harmful effects. This review focuses on the impact of high-protein diets on weight loss, body composition, cardiovascular risk, glycemic control, renal function and urinary calcium loss.
Author: A. Zielińska
Institution: Medical University of Warsaw
Language: English
Topic: Diet and metabolism studies
Subfield: Physiology (medical)
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W858566419