Intertek Project

High-quality protein is recommended for sport performance and exercise goals

14 Nov 2012

The amount of protein in diets is important for weight and metabolic syndrome management

Slimming diets with a 1:2 protein:carbohydrate ratio promote improvements in weight and metabolic syndrome markers when combined with exercise.

Published in: The British journal of nutrition

Authors: Dawn D Campbell, Kelly A Meckling

06 Nov 2011

The effects of a higher protein intake during energy restriction on changes in body composition and physical function in older women.

Older adults consuming greater amounts of protein are less likely to lose lean mass over time and have a lower risk of incident frailty.

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences

Authors: Mina C Mojtahedi, Matthew P Thorpe, Dimitrios C Karampinos, Curtis L Johnson, Donald K Layman, John G Georgiadis, Ellen M Evans

14 Sep 2011

Increased consumption of dairy foods and protein during a diet and exercise programme promotes favourable body composition

Weight loss can have substantial health benefits for overweight or obese people. However, the ratio of fat : lean tissue may be more important.

Published in: The Journal of nutrition

Authors: Andrea R Josse, Stephanie A Atkinson, Mark A Tarnopolsky, Stuart M Phillips

20 Jun 2011

A randomized trial of a hypocaloric high-protein diet, with and without exercise, on weight loss, fitness, and markers of the Metabolic Syndrome in overweight and obese women.

Combination of exercise and a hypocaloric high-protein diet could lead to substantial improvements in cardiovascular risk factors and increased weight loss.

Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Authors: Teresa Magrans-Courtney, Colin Wilborn, Christopher Rasmussen, Maria Ferreira, Lori Greenwood, Bill Campbell, Chad M Kerksick, Erica Nassar, Rui Li, Mike Iosia, Matt Cooke, Kristin Dugan, Darryn Willoughby

06 May 2011

A carbohydrate-restricted diet during resistance training promotes more favourable changes in body composition and markers of health in obese women with and without insulin resistance

Ingesting a higher proportion of dietary protein as part of a weight loss program can better regulate blood glucose and insulin levels.

Published in: The Physician and sportsmedicine

Authors: Richard B Kreider, Christopher Rasmussen, Chad M Kerksick, Colin Wilborn, Lemuel Taylor 4th, Bill Campbell, Teresa Magrans-Courtney, Donovan Fogt, Maria Ferreira, Rui Li, Melyn Galbreath, Mike Iosia, Matt Cooke, Monica Serra, Jean Gutierrez, Mike Byrd,

03 May 2010

High-protein diet with resistance exercise training may be the key

A study shows that a high-protein diet with resistance training improve weight loss and body composition in overweight and obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Published in: Diabetes care

Authors: Thomas P Wycherley, Manny Noakes, Peter M Clifton, Xenia Cleanthous, Jennifer B Keogh, Grant D Brinkworth

14 May 2009

Effects of a popular exercise and weight loss program on weight loss, body composition, energy expenditure and health in obese women

Replacing dietary carbohydrate with protein as a potential strategy to improve health and promote weight loss.

Published in: Nutrition & metabolism

Authors: Chad Kerksick, Ashli Thomas, Bill Campbell, Lem Taylor, Colin Wilborn, Brandon Marcello, Mike Roberts, Emily Pfau, Megan Grimstvedt, Jasmine Opusunju, Teresa Magrans-Courtney, Christopher Rasmussen, Ron Wilson, Richard B Kreider