Nutrition Tip - Protein for Fat Burning

Here’s a great tip from Dr. John Berardi about using protein for fat burning. Check it out!

Protein for Fat Burning
by Dr. John Berardi

Protein is by far the most thermogenic of the macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and fat). Due to the high metabolic costs of processing it, protein provides fewer storable kcal. The thermic effect of a mixed meal is about 10% of intake, while the thermic effect of protein per se is more like 25-30%. That could mean reving up your metabolism by 200 kcal just from your 200-gram (800 kcal) protein intake.

This tip is provided by Dr. John Berardi of Precision Nutrition.

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  1. October 29th, 2007 | 3:25 pm

    Dr. John Berardi’s stuff is awesome. I highly recommend his precision nutrition manual. The dvd set of his seminar that it comes with is worth the price alone!!

  2. November 5th, 2007 | 9:50 pm

    This is an awesome way to boost your metabolism. I’m sure you’ve heard rather than eating 3 large meals, you should eat 6 small meals cause it helps boast your metabolism. A protein shake is a good substitute for a meal. Because no one wants to spend all their time in the kitchen.

  3. November 15th, 2007 | 6:13 pm

    Nice post! Do you have any suggestion for how vegans can get proteins?

  4. Dan
    November 19th, 2007 | 8:05 am

    I’ve never really looked into vegan specific ideas, so I really couldn’t help you with that one! I’m sure you could go with things like lentils and other beans that have a decent protein content. But I’m really not a person to ask on that one!

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  6. August 22nd, 2008 | 8:02 am

    Thanks for the quick tip.

  7. August 25th, 2008 | 5:20 am

    good blog and useful too .it helps me a lot
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  8. August 31st, 2008 | 11:29 am

    Another great way to lose fat is by drinking water. It speeds up your metabolism.

  9. September 16th, 2008 | 7:42 am

    Intresting tips.

  10. September 16th, 2008 | 11:25 am

    Protein are essentially required for building muscle mass.I use them my self to substitute carbohydrates intake.

  11. September 18th, 2008 | 6:41 am

    I’m sure you’ve heard rather than eating 3 large meals, you should eat 6 small meals cause it helps boast your metabolism.

  12. September 18th, 2008 | 6:41 am

    Very interesting tips …

  13. September 21st, 2008 | 7:03 am

    It is true that it will take more calories to burn a steak than a tomato.

    Do keep in mind that burning calories is only one outcome.

    Another things to consider is how acidic or alkaline your body is.

    Eating meat is not appropriate for everyone, just like being vegetarian doesn’t work for everyone either.

  14. September 21st, 2008 | 10:34 pm

    Really very helpful tips for considering everyone’s health. If anyone try it, it really help to improve your health.

  15. October 2nd, 2008 | 9:10 pm

    nice tips about health

  16. October 6th, 2008 | 10:00 pm

    Thank you for giving a nice tips regarding body fitness

  17. October 17th, 2008 | 12:17 am

    thanks providing this nice info about health

  18. October 20th, 2008 | 2:34 am

    You learn something new every day. Thanks!

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    November 6th, 2008 | 11:19 pm

    Thanl’s for your nice tips it’s useful for me

  20. November 25th, 2008 | 10:39 pm

    I suck when it comes to body fitness…and physical activities.

  21. December 4th, 2008 | 11:07 pm

    I knew per weight protiens energy content it lower than say fat, but thats interesting about the high metabolic processing cost.

  22. December 9th, 2008 | 11:32 pm

    Nice pos.. ;)

  23. December 11th, 2008 | 4:50 am

    i tried the hell to work out just to maintain fit, i have no idea about this. it could help me bigtime. thanks.

  24. December 23rd, 2008 | 7:33 pm

    Going to use the advice after the xmas bindge!

  25. December 29th, 2008 | 8:59 am

    no way, is this true? then i guess i should increase my protein intake.

  26. January 29th, 2009 | 10:39 pm

    Good blog very useful too much

  27. February 7th, 2009 | 2:48 am

    A very good post. This will be a good tips for fitness.

  28. February 7th, 2009 | 2:49 am

    Health and wellness is really important. Thanks for this post.:)

  29. February 9th, 2009 | 11:25 pm

    nice post dude! fat peoples must read this post! i hate fat and cholesterol.!

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    February 14th, 2009 | 6:43 am

    nice tips for fatty people.must read for health habits.

  31. February 21st, 2009 | 3:30 am

    Thanks for this tips……

  32. February 26th, 2009 | 6:40 pm

    Good Info from John!

  33. March 9th, 2009 | 6:02 am

    thanks for share. Your post makes one think! Great article.
    Health is very important for me.

  34. March 16th, 2009 | 5:22 am

    this is another cheap way to loose weight. this plus your daily exercise can loose your weight in just a few days.

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  36. April 25th, 2009 | 5:13 am

    a good way to prepare is to eat healthy foods ( veggies, yogurt, pasta) the day before your 2k. you should also drink plenty of water. the day of you should eat a smaller sized meal of mostly carbs and protein. try to stay away form sugary things, they will help you for a short time, but that energy gets burned up really fast. after the 2k you should drink either powerade or chocolate milk to replenish.

  37. May 4th, 2009 | 6:53 pm

    Great article - i found the info very useful

  38. May 11th, 2009 | 9:27 am

    Balanced diet is always the key. It is important to take everything in moderation.

  39. May 14th, 2009 | 7:27 am

    The effect that protein has on satiety is phenominal. That’s why many bodybuilders supplement with BCAAs (aminos are the building blocks of protein) throughout the day.

  40. June 5th, 2009 | 12:11 am

    Great article - i found the info very useful…continue your good work.

  41. June 5th, 2009 | 1:09 am

    Oh I see I need to increase my protein intake in order to burn more fats. WOW it is amazing that protein works that way. Great tips. Thanks

  42. June 7th, 2009 | 2:44 am

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  44. June 16th, 2009 | 9:47 am

    6 meals instead of 3 meals a day make more sense. also a good source of protein in egg

  45. June 16th, 2009 | 11:44 pm

    Protein is indeed effective for fat burning. Muscles are made up of protein and people with more lean muscle mass on them tend to burn more fat even without doing nothing due to their high metabolism.

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  49. July 3rd, 2009 | 6:31 am

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  50. July 4th, 2009 | 11:29 pm

    I try to loss some weight,but tips here provided seems so short and vague. Could you make it more specific?

  51. July 6th, 2009 | 4:53 am

    Reduce the oil and fat items you will get better result to reduce the weight….

  52. July 9th, 2009 | 4:14 am

    First you avoid nonveg items and dont take the oil foods. Next you take up a phisical exercise and after you get better result….

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    Protein is by far the most thermogenic of the macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and fat). Due to the high metabolic costs of processing it, protein provides fewer storable kcal. The thermic effect of a mixed meal is about 10% of intake, while the thermic effect of protein per se is more like 25-30%. That could mean reving up your metabolism by 200 kcal just from your 200-gram (800 kcal) protein intake.
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    It is true that it will take more calories to burn a steak than a tomato.

    Do keep in mind that burning calories is only one outcome.

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  66. October 26th, 2009 | 7:09 am

    I noticed that, when I’m eating more meat than carbs.. I feel a loss in weight.

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  80. December 20th, 2009 | 4:46 am

    this is very useful tip .. but is it real that protin can substitute carbohydrates intake ?

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