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Purdue University research also finds higher protein diet helped women
retain the feeling of fullness while dieting

SOURCE National Pork Board

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Reducing daily caloric intake is typically the first approach that dieters take to shed those unwanted
pounds. However, a new study released today in the journal Obesity found that including protein from lean sources of pork in your diet could help
you retain more lean body mass, which includes muscle, while losing weight.(1)

The new research, conducted by Dr. Wayne Campbell, lead researcher at Purdue University's Laboratory for Integrative Research in Nutrition,
Fitness and Aging, and his colleagues evaluated the weight loss of 46 overweight or obese women who followed one of two reduced-calorie diets.
One group ate a diet that included about 18 percent of their calories from protein. The other group ate a higher protein diet -- about 30 percent of
total calories from protein, including 6 ounces of lean pork on average per day.

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"In addition to helping preserve lean body mass during weight loss,
consuming a higher-protein diet helped retain the women's sense of satiety
or fullness after meals. The women on the higher protein diet rated
themselves more positively in terms of overall mood and feelings of
pleasure during dieting," said Campbell, "which could help dieters stay
true to their weight loss plans longer."

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