date:Nov 15, 2018
one landmark study published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing tested different levels of protein in low-calorie diets on obese subjects with mild to moderate heart failure and diabetes. The three diets tested during a 12-week period were high-protein/low-calorie, standard protein/low-calorie, and the standard American Heart Assn. diet.
The higher protein diet produced greater decreases in body weight, body fat, total and LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. In addition, subjects on that