Unlike the gas tank on the car, which has a set limit, the body will take any additional fuel that is obtained through eating and store it as fat. When an excess of 3,500 calories has been consumed it will equal one pound of fat. Conversely, when you burn or use up 3,500 calories it also equals on pound of fat loss regardless of whether those calories came from proteins, fats, or carbohydrates. To sum up how the body loses weight, is relatively simple. Weight gain will occur when food intake of calories is greater than the energy output; and, weight loss will occur when food intake of calories is less than the energy output. Now that we know what the current accepted standards are for daily food consumption, and what the protein diet consist of, we can now look at the benefits and advantages of high protein diets.Advantages of High Protein DietsWhen looking for advantages of high protein diets there are two obvious ones that immediately stick out. The first major advantage of the high protein diets is the fact that you get to eat many of the foods that are normally restricted or at least severely limited, on other diets. With protein diets, you need not feel guilty when you give in to the craving for a big juicy stake or a scrumptious rack of baby back ribs smothered in your favorite sauce from your favorite restaurant. The other obvious advantage the protein diets have over the traditional dietary guidelines is that exercise is not noted as a necessary habit. Just think of it, a weight loss plan that does not involve all of those torturous hours in the gym on a stair climber or treadmill. Another not so obvious example of a benefit of the high protein diets is satiety, or the feeling of fullness. It is a common complaint of dieters that low-fat meals do not feel them up, which causes them to get hungry more often (3). On the protein diet you get to consume meals that are high in fat and high in calories. As a result,...
