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. 2021 Apr 27;12(5):1863–1876. doi: 10.1093/advances/nmab034

TABLE 3.

Summary of studies reporting associations between intakes of total protein or protein sources and obesity outcomes1

BMI BMI z score (SDS) %BF Weight or weight SDS Overweight risk FMI or FFMI SDS
Total protein Scaglioni, 2000 (33) Günther, 2006 (26) Hoppe, 2004 (28)2 Hoppe, 2004 (28) Gunther, 2007 (27) Voortman, 2016 (36)
Gunnarsdóttir, 2003 (25) Gunther, 2007 (27) Gunther, 2007 (27) Pimpin, 2016 (31) Pimpin, 2016 (31)2 Voortman, 2016 (37)
Hoppe, 2004 (28)2 Günther, 2007 (14) Günther, 2007 (14) Braun, 2016 (24) Jen, 2019 (29)
Thorisdottir, 2013 (35) Braun, 2016 (24) Voortman, 2016 (37) Jen, 2019 (29)
Thorisdottir, 2014 (34) Voortman, 2016 (36)2
Pimpin, 2016 (31) Jen, 2018 (29)
Animal protein (dairy and nondairy) Thorisdottir, 2014 (34) Günther, 2007 (14) Voortman, 2016 (37) Braun, 2016 (24) Weijs, 2011 (38) Jen, 2019 (29)
Weijs, 2011 (38) Günther, 2007 (14) Jen ,2019 (29) Voortman, 2016 (36)
Braun, 2016 (24)
Voortman, 2016 (36)2
Jen, 2019 (29)
Nondairy animal Thorisdottir, 2014 (34)2 Günther, 2007 (14)2 Günther, 2007 (14)2 Braun, 2016 (24) Morgen, 2018 (30) Jen, 2019 (29)2
Pimpin, 2018 (32)2 Braun, 2016 (24) Pimpin, 2018 (32)2
Morgen, 2018 (30) Jen, 2019 (29)
Jen, 2019 (29)
Dairy protein Thorisdottir, 2014 (34)2 Günther, 2007 (14) Günther, 2007 (14) Braun, 2016 (24) Pimpin, 2018 (32) Jen, 2019 (29)2
Pimpin, 2018 (32) Braun, 2016 (24) Pimpin, 2018 (32)
Jen, 2019 (29) Morgen, 2018 (30) Jen, 2019 (29)
Morgen, 2018 (30)
Plant protein2 Thorisdottir, 2014 (34) Günther, 2007 (14) Günther, 2007 (14) Braun, 2016 (24) Pimpin, 2018 (32) Jen, 2019 (29)
Pimpin, 2018 (32) Braun, 2016 (24) Voortman, 2016 (37) Pimpin, 2018 (32) Voortman, 2016 (36)
Voortman, 2016 (36) Jen, 2019 (29)
Jen, 2019 (29)
1

FFMI, fat-free mass index; FMI, fat mass index; SDS, SD score; %BF, percentage of body fat.

2

Nonsignificant (P ≥ 0.05).