Beneficial effects on blood lipids and insulin resistance are due to
the weight loss, not to the change in caloric composition.Promoters of high-protein diets promise successful results by
encouraging high-protein food choices that are usually restricted in other diets, thus providing initial palatability, an
attractive alternative to other weight-reduction diets that have not worked for a variety of reasons for most individuals.
High-protein diets are not recommended because they restrict healthful foods that provide essential nutrients and do not
provide the variety of foods needed to adequately meet nutritional needs. Individuals who follow these diets are
therefore at risk for compromised vitamin and mineral intake, as well as potential cardiac, renal, bone, and liver