Protein for Fat loss 

Protein is one of the Strongest Fat Burning Food and is essential in all your Fat Burning Meals! 

Protein for Fat Loss -- It is regarded as one the Best fat burning foods and should be an essential part of your Diet -when burning off body fat- for a number of reasons.


Firstly, protein is an substance that can help us boost our metabolic rate which means more calories are consumed by our bodies. This is due to the thermic effect which it induces.

The thermic effect simply means that the body must do more work digesting a certain food (in this case protein) than other foods such as Carbohydrates and Fats.  This is beneficial as;




Studies have shown that this thermic effect when eating a high protein diet as oppose to a low protein diet can be increase by as much as 20% .

The thermic effect can also be elevated by increasing the number of meals we eat day to day. So instead of consuming 1-2 large meals per day why not consume 3,4 or eat 5 medium sized meals?!

On top of that, the 20 Amino Acids that make up Protein are what build the muscles of the body and muscle is an excellent calorie burner. Muscle is also gives our bodies great shape.

Protein Information for Fat Loss

Protein is the basic structure of all living cells and is utilized for the growth are repair of cells.

The basic building blocks of protein are called amino acids. Amino acids are categorized as essential amino acids (EAA) and nonessential amino acids(NAA).

Nine of the twenty amino acids are considered Essential Amino Acids which must come from our diets. These nine EAAs are available in complete protein foods such as Meat, fish, milk, cheese and eggs.

Our bodies can produce the non-essential amino acids from the by-products of carbohydrates otherwise known as incomplete proteins. For example vegetables, nuts seeds, dairy products and grains.

However, in fitness regimes these non-essential amino acids despite the name are very essential.

Essential Amino Acids (9)

Non-Essential Amino Acids (11)

The measurement of the synthesising ability of protein is known as the Biological Value (BV) of the protein. The higher the BV value the more readily the protein is absorbed by the body.

Example of the BV

Whey protein: 104

Whole bean: 96

Milk: 95

Egg: 94

Soybean milk: 91

Cheese: 84

Rice: 83

Fish: 76

Beef: 74.3

Whole wheat: 64

White flour(White bread): 41