If you are planning to lose weight then rather concentrating upon the quantity of calories you intake, consider their quality. Yes, according to Journal published Tuesday in the American Medical Assn., it is very much clear that in comparison to a low-fat diet a protein-rich diet is far better to activate your metabolism.

If you consume sufficient amount of proteins everyday then you can lose weight with a faster pace. And there are lower chances of gaining pounds again dieting this way.

To conduct this study, an exhaustive, seven-month experiment was conducted over 21 overweight men and women. Their diets were sternly restricted down to each last fragment. And after analyzing their entire body and weight system, these results were confirmed. Today, according to most of the scientists the ingredients that are included in an individual's diet play a vital role than the total quantity of food items.

As said by senior author Dr. David Ludwig, director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Children's Hospital Boston "From a metabolic perspective, all calories are not alike. The quality of the calories going in affects the quantity of the calories going out".

It is very easy to gain weight, but highly difficult to lose it. And when it comes to maintaining weight loss, it is an immense challenge for almost every dieter.