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Title	Dietary whey protein lessens several risk factors for metabolic diseases: a review
Published in	Lipids in Health and Disease, June 2012
DOI	10.1186/1476-511x-11-67
Pubmed ID	22676328
Authors	Gabriela TD Sousa, Fábio S Lira, José C Rosa, Erick P de Oliveira, Lila M Oyama, Ronaldo V Santos, Gustavo D Pimentel
Abstract	Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) have grown in prevalence around the world, and recently, related diseases have been considered epidemic. Given the high cost of treatment of obesity/DM-associated diseases, strategies such as dietary manipulation have been widely studied; among them, the whey protein diet has reached popularity because it has been suggested as a strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity and DM in both humans and animals. Among its main actions, the following activities stand out: reduction of serum glucose in healthy individuals, impaired glucose tolerance in DM and obese patients; reduction in body weight; maintenance of muscle mass; increases in the release of anorectic hormones such as cholecystokinin, leptin, and glucagon like-peptide 1 (GLP-1); and a decrease in the orexigenic hormone ghrelin. Furthermore, studies have shown that whey protein can also lead to reductions in blood pressure, inflammation, and oxidative stress.

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Spain	10	34%
United States	6	21%
Canada	2	7%
Japan	1	3%
Philippines	1	3%
Unknown	9	31%

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Members of the public	23	79%
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals)	3	10%
Scientists	2	7%
Unknown	1	3%

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Netherlands	2	<1%
Brazil	2	<1%
France	1	<1%
Mexico	1	<1%
Denmark	1	<1%
Estonia	1	<1%
Russia	1	<1%
Unknown	277	97%

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Student > Master	49	17%
Student > Bachelor	47	16%
Student > Ph. D. Student	33	12%
Researcher	30	10%
Other	17	6%
Other	59	21%
Unknown	51	18%

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences	74	26%
Medicine and Dentistry	57	20%
Nursing and Health Professions	26	9%
Sports and Recreations	15	5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology	9	3%
Other	37	13%
Unknown	68	24%

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