Protein intake

cherriegh
cherriegh Posts: 196 Member
edited March 6 in Food and Nutrition
How much protein does a person need? im confused some say 0.8-1g per pound of weight some say 0.8-1g per kilogram of weight...which is which?

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  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    edited October 2014
    Accepted generalizations are:

    .8-1g per pound of lean body mass (total body weight - body fat)

    or

    .8-1g per kilo of total body weight.


    For people falling somewhere within the realm of average, they should work out to be *about* the same.
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