Protein burns fat, suppresses hunger | Science Blog

Protein burns fat, suppresses hunger | Science Blog: A team led by a Canadian researcher has discovered a process by which a small protein acts directly within muscles to increase the body's metabolism to burn fat while simultaneously suppressing appetite. These findings suggest that the protein, known as the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), could play a key role as a weight loss agent.

Perhaps Atkins and the Zone were right after all.