The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Method was developed in Canada more than 20 years ago by Dr. Tran Tien Chanh. As a general practitioner and sports physician, his curiosity about nutrition and obesity-related issues grew. He adopted a rigorous scientific approach to assess the protein diets of the past and developed the Ideal Protein protocol because he felt it was safer and easier. Dr. Tran emphasizes the importance of psychological factors associated with dieting and weight loss.