Background The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a multifaceted hormone with broad
pharmacological potential. Among the numerous metabolic effects of GLP-1 are the glucose …

Several clinical trials have found that consuming more protein than the recommended
dietary allowance not only reduces body weight (BW), but also enhances body composition …

Over the past 20 y, higher-protein diets have been touted as a successful strategy to prevent
or treat obesity through improvements in body weight management. These improvements …

Diet is established among the most important influences on health in modern societies.
Injudicious diet figures among the leading causes of premature death and chronic disease …

The inability of current recommendations to control the epidemic of diabetes, the specific
failure of the prevailing low-fat diets to improve obesity, cardiovascular risk, or general …

Dietary protein is effective for body-weight management, in that it promotes satiety, energy
expenditure, and changes body-composition in favor of fat-free body mass. With respect to …

For the development of innovative foods and nutritional fortification, research into food gel is
essential. As two types of rich natural gel material, both legume proteins and …

Each of the macronutrients—carbohydrate, protein, and fat—has a unique set of properties
that influences health, but all are a source of energy. The optimal balance of their …

The primary aim was to systematically review the current evidence investigating if dietary
interventions rich in protein lead to improved body weight management in adults with …

The importance of the relative dietary content of protein, carbohydrate and the type of
carbohydrate (that is, glycemic index (GI)) for weight control under ad libitum conditions has …