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Protein + Fat destroys hunger. Eat them together. In fact if you don't get enough fat you starve. [1]

One reason protein is filling is it signals a hormone PPY for satiety [2]. Ever try eating a jumbo can of tuna? You'll feel a lump in your throat. You can't eat much.

Hormones usually are dismissed as wonky, but they actually do factor in weight loss.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation

[2] http://scienceandreason.blogspot.com/2007/10/peptide-yy-and-...




High protein diets usually have high purine which can cause high uric acid levels in blood for some people [like me]. Can cause gout :(




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