High-quality protein is the most important food for losing belly fat. The most consistent indicator of leanness around the waist is a high-quality protein intake, which is defined as foods that contain a “threshold” amount of 10 grams of essential amino acids (EAAs). For example, a large study of young volunteers found that those who ate the 10-gram “threshold” dose of EAAs at every meal had the least belly fat, and the number of times they reached the EAA threshold was also significant. (Loenneke, J., Wilson, J., et al. Quality of Protein Intake is Inversely Related with Abdominal Fat. Nutrition and Metabolism. 2012. 9(5).
Scholtes
Charles
Scholtes
Title:
PA-C
Specialty:
Orthopedics
Charles “Chuck” Scholtes is a Physician Assistant with Nebraska Orthopaedic Center. Chuck was born in Ainsworth, NE, and attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He received his Masters of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Upon graduation, Chuck returned to Lincoln where he has been practicing orthopaedics since 1984. He is a Board Certified Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. He is a distinguished fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, a member of the Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistants, the American Academy of Physician Assistants in Legal Medicine, and the American Academy of Surgical Physician Assistants.
