Here’s the story: Researchers at McMaster University put 40 young men on a diet with 40 percent of the dietary energy they would normally consume, and also had them suffer through a month of hard exercise. As Science Daily reports, while all of the 40 were on a low calorie diet, half of the group was given more protein than the other half. The bottom line? All of the participants, by virtue of the demanding six-days-a-week exercise routines, got stronger, fitter, and generally were in much better shape, and neither group lost any muscle. But the higher protein group had a greater muscle gain, about 2.5 pounds, despite the lack of energy in their diet. The high-protein group also lost more weight–about 10.5 pounds compared to eight pounds for the low protein group. And no, the researchers do not recommend that anyone cut their calorie count by 40 percent.
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