Findings reveal that a diet high in processed foods and low in protein can increase one's risk of obesity.
involved an analysis of data from the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, which took place between May 2011 to June 2012. Taking into consideration the dietary and physical habits of 9,341 adults with a mean age of 46.3 years old, scientists from the University of Sydney found that the energy intake of the participants' diets was generally made up of 30.9% fat, 43.5% carbohydrates, 18.4% proteins, 4.3% alcohol, and 2.2% from fiber.
, the Leonard Ullmann Chair in Nutritional Ecology at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and one of the authors of the study, in a statement to "But the problem is that the food in Western diets has increasingly less protein. So, you have to consume more of it to reach your protein target, which effectively elevates your daily energy intake.
and refined foods, they dilute their dietary protein and increase their risk of being overweight and obese, which we know increases the risk of chronic disease."
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