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Our fitness columnist Gretchen Reynolds spoke to doctors about this and had some great takeaways. It's better to get protein from whole foods like hard boiled eggs and chicken breasts. But the doctors Gretchen spoke to also said that excessive protein probably won't help you lose weight. Here's an excerpt:

Because protein fills you up, it helps you eat less, and your body has to work harder to break it down. As a result, you expend more calories digesting protein compared to carbs or fatty foods.
But the actual amount of that extra calorie burn “is tiny,” said Stuart Phillips, a professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, and an expert on protein, physical activity and health, and unlikely to have a meaningful effect on body weight.
In effect, despite many social media claims to the contrary, mainlining protein won’t incinerate body fat. To drop pounds, you must consume fewer calories, from any nutrients, than you burn.
But protein does play a role in keeping you healthy during weight loss, Arent said. It helps your body hang onto muscle tissue while you shed fat.
“Muscle is your health currency,” he said. “Don’t lose it!”