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Study finds higher-protein diets lead to more weight gain, muscle

By Deborah Kotz

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 03, 2012

While unwanted pounds undoubtedly come from eating more calories than the body burns, the process is far more complicated than the overly simplistic calories in/calories out paradigm, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Those extra calories we eat, whether protein, fat, or carbohydrates, all result in the same extra padding of body fat, but how much lean muscle we put on is dependent upon the amount of protein we consume.

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