##  [Protein Leverage Hypothesis](/protein-leverage-hypothesis) 

  ##  [Protein Leverage Hypothesis](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/protein-leverage-hypothesis-0) 

  

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Definition

A behavioral‑physiology hypothesis proposing that organisms regulate total food intake to achieve a target absolute intake of protein (or limiting amino acids); when the proportion of protein in available diets is low, organisms increase overall energy intake to reach the protein target, and when protein proportion is high they reduce total intake, potentially producing systematic variation in ene