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Fat percentage too high? Add rice protein to your shake
If you want to be leaner, then an excellent strategy is to make your diet more protein rich. Instead of sandwiches for lunch a protein shake can do wonders for your fat percentage, according to various studies. One from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China suggests that a protein shake works even better if it is made partly or wholly from rice protein.
Study
From literature studies the researchers knew that soya proteins have a better slimming effect than animal proteins; now they wanted to see if rice protein compared with soya protein.
Rats were given standard feed for two weeks, in which the proteins consisted of CAS, RP-A or RP-E. One kilogram contained 230-350 g protein extract, and the extracts consisted for 80-87 percent of protein. The researchers made their rice protein extracts themselves by the way.
Results
At the same time, the rice proteins inhibited the FAS enzyme. Fat cells use this enzyme to store energy in the form of fat. The slower FAS works, the more opportunity the body has to burn fatty acids and glucose.
The rats in the rice protein groups became healthier: their blood concentrations of bad cholesterol and triglycerides decreased.
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