protein or fiber

[char]

Which is better for you if you want to lose weight? Protein or fiber? I know that you should get both in your diet, but is one more beneficial for helping you to keep weight off?

[treehuggertodd]

Which is better for you if you want to lose weight? Protein or fiber? I know that you should get both in your diet, but is one more beneficial for helping you to keep weight off?

No. One isn't better than they other. They are both very important if you want to lose weight. Fiber can help fill you up and protein can give you energy that lasts unlike carbs which can lead to you burning through your fuel too quickly.

[char]

No. One isn't better than they other. They are both very important if you want to lose weight. Fiber can help fill you up and protein can give you energy that lasts unlike carbs which can lead to you burning through your fuel too quickly.

Really? I always thought that fiber was better because it helps you with your appetite. Don't carbs give you a lot of energy, too?

[1000kw]

Carbs do give you energy, but it's typically short lived, which is why it's so easy to crash after you eat them. It's better to get energy from protein and fill up on fiber, because the effects typically last longer. This doesn't mean you shouldn't have carbs, too, but there's a big difference between a boost of energy and energy that lasts.