Associations of percentage energy intake from total, animal and plant protein with overweight/obesity and underweight among adults in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Elena C HemlerSabri BromageAmare Worku TadesseRachel ZackYemane BerhaneChelsey R CanavanWafaie W FawziWalter C Willett

Published in: Public health nutrition (2022)

Increasing proportion of energy intake from total protein or animal protein in place of carbohydrate could be a strategy to address overweight and obesity in Addis Ababa; longitudinal studies are needed to further examine this potential association.

Keyphrases

weight gain
weight loss
protein protein
binding protein
amino acid
type diabetes
body mass index
small molecule
cross sectional
climate change
high fat diet induced
case control
plant growth