Protein helps you burn fat. Therefore it should make up a good proportion of your daily food intake. Here’s why…

Lets quickly clarify what sorts of protein I mean. Chicken, turkey, fish, prawns, beans, eggs, nuts. There are many, many more but these are the ones that should be a REGULAR part of your diet.

So here’s 4 reasons why eating protein burns fat;

1/ 30% thermal effect of food.

When you eat protein your body automatically burns 30% of the calories off straight away. Compare that to 10% for carbs and 5% for fats and you can already see how protein will help you burn more calories.

2/ Fills you up for longer

Studies have shown that eating protein makes you feel fuller for longer that any other type of food. This means you will be far less likely to feel the need to snack.

3/ Helps build and maintain lean muscle.

For every extra pound of muscle your body has you burn an extra 50 calories a day automatically. So imagine the difference with an extra 5/6 pounds of muscle on your body (and this is LEAN muscle by the way not big, bulky muscle. No other food type extra protein helps you build this muscle.

4/ Low calorie and low fat

Finally in the right forms protein is low fat and low calorie, leading to a lower total calorie intake per meal than if you ate more of the other food types.

Today’s Takeaway – I hope that has convinced you. Eat more protein to help you burn more fat. Aim to get a portion (equivalent of a chicken breast of piece of fish) for lunch and dinner every day and have a couple of eggs at breakfast.