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Increasing dietary protein intake does not preserve lean body mass during
energy intake restriction in overweight older adults
Evelien M.P. Backx1,2, Michael Tieland1,2, Karin J. Borgonjen-van den Berg1, Pauline R. Claessen1,
Luc J.C. van Loon2,3, Lisette C.P.G.M. de Groot1,2
1
Department of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
2
Top Institute Food and Nutrition, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
3
NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+,
Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Summary:
Macronutrient distribution and sample meal plan.
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Table 1: Example of a daily meal plan*
Food product
High Protein diet
Normal Protein diet
Food
product
(g)
70
16
16
141
Breakfast
Bread
Cheese
Meat
Sweet topping
Milk
Food
product
(g)
105
32
17
160
Snack
Cheese
Supplement
Bread
60
20
-
Total meal
protein
amount (g)
33
Total meal
protein
amount (g)
17
16
25
35
35
9
Lunch
Bread
Cheese
Meat
Cream cheese
Dessert
70
16
34
179
70
17
17
130
Snack
Dessert
-
130
Dinner
Rice
Meat
Sauce
Cooked vegetables
Uncooked
vegetables
Dressing
129
80
45
150
100
85
70
45
150
100
32
16
14
15
12
35
17
Snack
Supplement
Dessert
20
-
25
75
Subjects decision of
time to consume
Low-fat margarine
20
25
Fruit (piece/portion)
Egg (per week)
1
3
2
-
Points from list with
allowed food
products
20
20
Other**
4
7
20
3
*Based on a subject with a body weight of 90 kg and an energy intake of 8 MJ/d (1911 kcal/d)
during the intervention. **‘Other’ consists of the 10% of energy that the subjects could choose
themselves from a restricted list, timing of those products was chosen by the subjects.
Table 2: Macronutrients per meal in the Normal Protein group*
Breakfast Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner
Snack
Other **
Energy (kJ)
1417
972
1227
305
1546
678
1666
Energy (kcal)
339
232
293
73
369
162
398
Total fat (g)
10
5
8
1
16
4
9
Total
carbohydrates (g)
Total protein (g)
41
37
33
4
35
25
59
17
9
16
14
17
7
3
Fiber (g/d)
7
3
8
0
10
0
0
Alcohol (g/d)
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
* Based on a subject with a body weight of 90 kg and an energy intake of 8 MJ/d (1911 kcal/d)
during the intervention. **‘Other’ consists of the 10% of energy that the subjects could choose
themselves from a restricted list, timing of those products was chosen by the subjects.
Table 3: Macronutrients per meal in the High Protein group*
Breakfast Snack
Lunch
Snack
Dinner
Snack
Other**
Energy (kJ)
1938
955
1477
1911
417
1427
Energy (kcal)
463
228
353
457
100
341
Total fat (g)
16
9
9
15
0
10
Total
carbohydrates (g)
Total protein (g)
42
5
32
41
4
43
33
35
32
35
20
4
Fiber (g/d)
6
0
5
7
0
2
Alcohol (g/d)
0
0
0
0
0
8
* Based on a subject with a body weight of 90 kg and an energy intake of 8 MJ/d (1911 kcal/d)
during the intervention. **‘Other’ consists of the 10% of energy that the subjects could choose
themselves from a restricted list, timing of those products was chosen by the subjects.