Protein intake and body weight, fat mass and waist circumference: an umbrella review of systematic reviews for the evidence-based guideline on protein intake of the German Nutrition Society.

Sabine Ellinger Anna M Amini Julia HaardtAndreas LehmannAnnemarie SchmidtHeike A Bischoff-FerrariAnette Elisabeth Buyken Anja Kroke Tilman KühnSandrine LouisStefan Lorkowski Katharina Nimptsch Matthias Bernd Schulze Lukas Schwingshackl Roswitha Siener Gabriele I Stangl Dorothee Volkert Zittermann Armin Bernhard Watzl Sarah Egertnull null

Published in: European journal of nutrition (2023)

"Possible" evidence exists that the amount of protein does not affect BW, FM and WC in adults under isoenergetic conditions. Its impact on the reduction in BW and FM under hypoenergetic conditions remains unclear; evidence for an influence of protein type on BW, FM and WC is "insufficient".

Keyphrases

body weight
protein protein
body mass index
amino acid
systematic review
physical activity
randomized controlled trial
small molecule
meta analyses
fatty acid