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Pairing Sugary Drinks With High-Protein Meals Could Cause Body to Store More Fat

  • July 30, 2017

New research from the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Grand Forks Human Nutrition Center shows that combining high-protein foods with sugar-sweetened drinks increases the body’s fat storage, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Study authors said that one-third of the additional calories provided by the drinks were not only unexpended, but increased participants’ cravings to eat savory and salty foods for four hours after eating. If ever there were a time to rethink...