In an attempt to come up with something new, some arm fat loss programs have begun recommending low protein intakes. So is restricting protein within your diet an effective method for losing arm fat?

Absolutely not.

Unfortunately, the need to come up with something new to sell has led many marketing departments to push unsubstantiated programs onto the general public. And if you decrease protein by too much, your health could suffer some serious consequences.

Thus, here are some reasons why low protein intakes will not help your arm fat mission:

1. Thin skin. A low protein intake will leave your skin very thin. And thick skin serves as the first barrier against invading germs. One bout of sickness can leave your sexy arm mission in the dust.

2. Compromised digestion. Whenever restricting calories to lose arm fat, you need to be able to extract as much nutrition as possible from whatever you are eating. Unfortunately, low protein intakes will damage your digestive tract membrane.

3. Organ reduction. Unfortunately, the organs responsible for manufacturing antibodies and fighting infection will decrease in size if there is not enough protein in your diet. And remember that a single bout of sickness will set back your arm fat mission by weeks.

4. Reduced immune response across all systems. As a whole, your body will have a decreased immune response for fighting off infection. Not only will it take more time for your body to mount the attack, but it will have less soldiers for the fight.

5. Less lean tissue. When you exercise protein absorption within your muscles increases. If you do not supply enough protein for your muscle to take advantage of this, your metabolism will not increase. Moreover, you could compromise your health by not providing the necessary nutrients for complete recovery from workouts.

Restricting protein intake is not an effective way to lose arm fat or to increase health. Please do not buy into the marketing hype and keep your protein intakes at a moderate level. Only then will you be able to lose all that arm fat that has been haunting you.

Katherine Crawford MS, a Harvard exercise physiologist and recent arm fat sufferer, is an expert on arm toning exercises. Uncover how to get sexy and toned arms now by visiting her website on upper arm exercises.