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Re:Ask YC: How do you lose weight? by attack on Saturday April 19, 2008 @07:24PM (#168200)
Protein digestion causes your body to produce more heat. This thermal effect causes greater idle calorie loss.
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Re:Ask YC: How do you lose weight? by kingnothing on Saturday April 19, 2008 @07:25PM (#168201)
Excess protein intake puts significant stresses on the kidneys and is unnecessary.
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Re:Ask YC: How do you lose weight? by attack on Saturday April 19, 2008 @08:36PM (#168222)
Excess, significant -- numbers? I'll tell you what puts stress on your body, being fat.

Huge numbers of people have being-fat related diseases. Never have I heard of someone succumbing to this protein myth.

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