Looking at studies, there seems to be almost zero adverse outcomes a surplus of protein.
I just found this study today and it’s super interesting. People partaking in resistance training all lost fat AND gained muscle in a calorie surplus. Almost in a linear manner, the more they are protein the better. Even in the 800 calorie surplus group in the charts at the bottom, they lost fat.
Why are there people pushing more moderate protein diets or higher carb?
The Effects of Overfeeding on Body Composition: The Role of Macronutrient Composition – A Narrative Review
Compared to investigations on hypocaloric diets, the effects of chronic overfeeding have been less studied. It has been posited that consuming calories in excess of daily caloric requirements will result in a gain in body weight and in particular fat ...
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I just found this study today and it’s super interesting. People partaking in resistance training all lost fat AND gained muscle in a calorie surplus. Almost in a linear manner, the more they are protein the better. Even in the 800 calorie surplus group in the charts at the bottom, they lost fat.
Why are there people pushing more moderate protein diets or higher carb?