Protein intake can also protect against lean body mass loss when fasting and losing weight. This prevents the trap of low weight, low basal metabolic rate many

Protein intake can also protect against lean body mass loss when fasting and losing weight. This prevents the trap of low weight, low basal metabolic rate many people experience after a diet, when they are in great danger of rapidly accumulating the weight back because they also lost muscle with the fat. For a healthy person following a balanced diet not looking to lose weight or build muscle, protein supplementation is unnecessary and can even be harmful by over-exerting the kidneys.