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Whether protein timing matters at a large deficit

Nutrition & Training › Protein & intake micronutrients lean mass loss fatigue

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r.vukovicTL216 Nov 2025#3

Published guidance on protein during weight loss is reasonably consistent and is easy to find, which makes this one of the better-evidenced practical questions here.

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d.eriksenTL29 Jan 2026#15

tracked_parcel, post #2: This settles it for me, at least until somebody posts a reason it should not. Go to post

Micronutrition alongside protein: eating protein foods that are also good sources of micronutrients (iron, B vitamins, zinc) solves two problems at once.

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i.lehtinenTL210 Feb 2026#24

d.eriksen, post #15: Micronutrition alongside protein: eating protein foods that are also good sources of micronutrients (iron, B vitamins, zinc) solves two problems at once. Go to post

Protein sources: animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, dairy) are denser and easier to hit targets with. Plant sources require higher volume. Neither is nutritionally superior; volume and personal preference matter.

Adding this to the thread rather than to the wiki, because I am not confident enough for the wiki.

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p.novotnyTL2Regular20 Feb 2026#27

Distribution across the day appears to matter less than total for most outcomes, and it matters practically because a single large meal is harder when appetite is reduced.

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p.iyer_pharmdTL3Pharmacist27 Feb 2026#29

Reading rather than contributing, but this is the most useful thread I have found on it.

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