
The Optimal Protein Podcast
More Protein, More Fat Loss? | Dr. Jose Antonio
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16 Mar 2026 · 50 min
Protein intakeNutrition basicsMetabolism & fasting
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In this episode of the Optimal Protein Podcast, Vanessa sits down with sports nutrition scientist Dr. Jose Antonio, one of the world's leading researchers on protein metabolism and body composition. Dr. Antonio is widely known for his groundbreaking protein overfeeding studies, which found that participants consuming extremely high protein diets did not gain body fat — and in some cases actually lost more fat — even while eating more calories. In this conversation, Vanessa and Dr. Antonio explor