I am not an Eatwell proponent or advocate, and I did not mention fat at all. If you read this article then one of the levers is exercise. Exercise turns protein into muscle and also turns lipid fat into muscle, so uses up excess amino acids. Makes sense really. But there are many on this Forum who are not able to do meaningful exercise and for these it is not a good idea to push protein heavy diets. I am talking on behalf of this cohort.
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We have 5 basic dietary levers that we can juggle. Carbs, fibre, minerals, protein and fat. The PE diet emphasises the protein aspect at the cost of reduced fat, and minimises carbs and fibre. I am not convinced that this strategy has been proven to be safe long term. As a T2D using diet control, I have to consider my control needs will be long term (8 years to date)
I have had difficulty finding proper studies on the P:E diet. There is one done by Harvard, and one by a Japanese uni, and a lot of the chatter on the internet traces back to one or other of these studies. They were both short term studies with low numbers, and I would have been happier if there had been more research popping up to support the Naiman initiative. But there is a lot of bland statements being made that I feel are not backed by science (yet)
The high protein diets are usually time limited, and the term pumping iron I believe is the short period used to prime the muscles before a contest using high protein and exercise regime. It is a different story when looking for a diet plan suitable to control a condition such as diabetes.