Unburned protein

matressking

So I know that if you use a protein supplement and don't actually burn it off, it will make you fatter. Or at least I think so.

The question is, why?

What's the the chemical process?

cowzerp

If it is not used for repair and recovery then it can also be used for energy and if its not needed for energy the excess calories will be stored as fat-just like all excess calories.

Brown_Eyed_Girl

Really

GreenHorn

Hmmm, someone who should know better assured me this wasn't the case last week - glad I didn't take his advice and up my usage...

While we're on the subject (kinda) - I was wondering how effective the likes of steam rooms and saunas are for losing weight? How long would you have to stay in a sauna, for instance, to lose one pound?

slumped

GreenHorn wrote:

While we're on the subject (kinda) - I was wondering how effective the likes of steam rooms and saunas are for losing weight? How long would you have to stay in a sauna, for instance, to lose one pound?

You only lose water in steamrooms/saunas - not fat.

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daveirl

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Hanley

If eating excess protein adds alot to your daily kcal intake then of course it'll cause you to put on weight. I thought that would have been self evident.

But if you're taking in say 50-100g extra of protin a day and offsetting that with 50-100g of carbs a day then of course it's not going to turn into fat.

You know I presonally have a feeling that no matter how much protein you eat (once you don't add in extra carbs and fats) then you'll have a damn hard time getting fat because of it.

daveirl

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rubadub

I have read you can only process 40g of protein per hour, so what happens to the excess in this case? does it just "pass through" your system, if so could you be eating lots of chicken in one sitting and it just passes through. (I asked this a few months back but couldnt find the post afterwards).

Also this 40g per hour might not hold for some foods, since you might not have digested the full meal in the hour.

daveirl

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Hanley

rubadub wrote:

I have read you can only process 40g of protein per hour, so what happens to the excess in this case? does it just "pass through" your system, if so could you be eating lots of chicken in one sitting and it just passes through. (I asked this a few months back but couldnt find the post afterwards).

Also this 40g per hour might not hold for some foods, since you might not have digested the full meal in the hour.

What bothers me is these nice round numbers. That fact alone would make me inclined to not-believe it.

Beelzebub

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If you have a calorie surplus it will be deposited as fat and not muscle.
When your body has used up all the calories it needs whether carbs, fats or protein the excess will become fat.
It's excess calories from any source.
NB by excess calories/calorie surplus I mean whatever your body doesn't use.
To the OP this might help you to understand this:

http://www.1stholistic.com/Nutrition/hol_nutr_does-excess-protein-turn-to-fat.htm

daveirl

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Gillo

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I've heard the same a few times myself, I'm nearly sure the last place I read it was "Mens Health", their advice normally seems to be pretty sound so I'd take it as face value.

I also thought that protein couldn't turn into fat, they are two completely different substances.

rubadub

gillo wrote:

I also thought that protein couldn't turn into fat, they are two completely different substances.

There is no alchemy
The protein supplies calories then you use those calories to make fat

Beelzebub

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NB by excess calories/calorie surplus I mean whatever your body doesn't use.

Which I stated in my post.

I agree that it is difficult to calculate this.

Mickk

Also protein is more labour intensive for your body to process so you actually burn 25% of the calories in protein digesting it where as its only about 5% of calories in fat or carbs.

daveirl

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Hanley

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Yeah I agree. Hell when I'm actively trying to lose weight I'll increase my protein and fats and drop carbs.