Macro partitioning
A 6-month low-calorie, high-protein diet (35% of total calories from protein) improves glucose metabolism, body composition, and cardiometabolic profiles in subjects with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and overweight/obesity, regardless of whether the protein source is primarily animal or plant-based.
If you have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and are overweight, switching to a diet where 35% of your calories come from protein (whether from meat, fish, eggs, beans, nuts, or soy) and restricting your total calories by 30% can significantly improve your blood sugar, weight, and heart health markers. It does not matter if you choose animal or plant proteins; the key is the high-protein, low-calorie pattern itself. Stick to this for at least 6 months for best results.
Both diets improved body composition to a similar extent, including weight loss... and fat mass, mainly visceral fat. Both diets had a similar beneficial effect on glucose metabolism... Other biochemical parameters... similarly improved in both groups. Low-calorie HP diets improved body composition, glucose metabolism and other cardiometabolic outcomes, regardless of protein source (either animal or plant sources)...
Why this rating
Randomized controlled trial with 117 participants, 6-month duration, and intention-to-treat analysis.
Source
Low‐calorie, high‐protein diets, regardless of protein source, improve glucose metabolism and cardiometabolic profiles in subjects with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity
Carmen Rodrigo‐Carbó et al. · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism · 2024
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