In a June 2022 study by the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) said,
“It’s somewhat remarkable that a self-selected, slightly higher protein intake during dieting is accompanied by higher intake of green vegetables, and reduced intake of refined grains and added sugar …But that’s precisely what we found.”
“The impact of self-selected dietary protein on diet quality has not been examined before, to our knowledge, like this,”
“Exploring the connection between protein intake and diet quality is important because diet quality is often suboptimal in the U.S., and higher-protein weight loss diets are popular.”