Sustained weight loss and weight maintenance are key challenges for the treatment of obesity. Here, the authors show that a high-protein diet following weight loss can protect against weight regain, through a process dependent on the gut microbiome.
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Zarrinpar, A. A high-protein diet prevents weight regain. Nat Metab 4, 1616–1617 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-022-00699-2
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