Eating less protein, combined with consuming extra calories, may lead to fat gain that won’t show up on the bathroom scale. How can that be? The findings from recently published research may be surprising to some.

A study conducted by researchers at Louisiana State University’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center followed 25 young adults, ages 18 to 35 with BMIs ranging from 19 to 30, who agreed to live in the university’s metabolic unit for three months. After working with researchers to find a daily calorie intake that would maintain their current weight and eating a weight-stabilizing diet for 13 to 25 days, the volunteers began a diet consisting of an extra 954 calories per day with varying amounts of protein, and had their every bite monitored to assure they ate every morsel of food.

Why the Obesity Epidemic Could Be Much Worse Than We Think – Beth Fontenot – Health – The Atlantic

The rising rate of obesity in the U.S. began to level off over the last decade, even as some groups, such as boys from ages 6 to 19, saw substantial increases, according to government data.

Obesity rates in adults rose slightly to 35.7 percent from 30.5 percent between 1999 and 2010, compared with rates that nearly doubled in the two previous decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. The rate among boys climbed 29 percent, surpassing girls for the first time, according to the Atlanta-based health agency.

Increase in U.S. obesity rates has been slowing since 2000 | Health News – The News Tribune