Testing the Protein Leverage Hypothesis in a free-living human population

Claudia Martinez-Cordero; Christopher W. Kuzawa; Deborah M. Sloboda; Joanna Stewart; Stephen J. Simpson; David Raubenheimer

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.013

Testing the Protein Leverage Hypothesis in a free-living human population

Claudia Martinez-Cordero^*, Christopher W. Kuzawa, Deborah M. Sloboda, Joanna Stewart, Stephen J. Simpson, David Raubenheimer

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Abstract

The Protein Leverage Hypothesis (PLH) predicts that humans prioritize protein when regulating food intake. We tested a central prediction of PLH: protein intake will remain more constant than fat or carbohydrate in the face of dietary changes in a free-living population. Data come from a large sample of adult Filipino women participating in the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (CLHNS) located in Philippines. Longitudinal data analysis showed that, as predicted, calories of dietary protein remained more constant over time than calories of dietary carbohydrates or fat, even if corrected for the low proportional contribution of protein to dietary energy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	312-315
Number of pages	4
Journal	Appetite
Volume	59
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.05.013
State	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

Cebu
Dietary changes
Longitudinal study
Macronutrients
Protein intake

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Psychology(all)
Nutrition and Dietetics

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