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Protein-Sparing Effect ï® ï® ï® Dietary protein requirement and CHO diet are related to each other CHO have protein-sparing effect ï± They inhibit gluconeogenesis from amino acids ï± That way amino acids are used for repair and maintenance of tissue protein and not for gluconeogenesis If CHO intake is less than the RDA (130 g/day) ï± more proteins will be metabolized ï± more gluconeogenesis will take place