Is too much protein bad for you?

stevencloser

ivanfawcettgibson wrote: »

Hornsby wrote: »

Make up your mind. You first stated 1gr per kg of lean mass, versus .82 per lb, which you are saying now. Which one is it cause 1 is about double the amount.

My word! It's not too difficult to notice that you have completely missed the point.
I, that's me, stated that the important part of the 1g per 1kg of protein thing was the omission of the word "lean". Are you with me so far? I didn't mention that I thought it was wrong, should be lower or should be higher. I'm not making a claim to tell you how much protein I think you, or anyone, should consume.
Secondly, I was referring to what that article summarised, I didn't put quotation marks around this: "there is normally no advantage to consume anymore than 0.82g per lb..."

I didn't write that, I'm quoting.
The broscience from all the magazines is 1g per lb of body weight, that article calls it a myth. Not me
Now, is there anything else I've done that you don't fathom?

Is it difficult to do the math or did you not notice that 0.82 g per lb equals 1.8 g per kg, which is almost double that 1g per kg lean mass recommendation that is and always was supposed to be the minimum because that's approximately the RDA?

ivanfawcettgibson

Seriously just going to talk to myself to have an educated conversation.

Right, no, I'm fine with maths, thanks for the concern.
It's seems you either don't understand English, or are deliberately misconstruing what I'm posting to have a cheap dig.
I'll say it a different way, see if it goes in.
I understand that 1kg is more than 1lb. I understand that 1g per 1kg is a different amount to 1g per 1lb. The point I was attempting to make is that, it's not 1g to 1lb (.45kg), or 1kg (2.2lb) (HINT: it doesn't matter which one it is in regards to the point of my post) of body weight, but 1g to 'blah' of LEAN body weight and the word lean being omitted from the equation, if you like.
I then quoted an article that said no one needs more than 0.82g per whatever it was, it was a separate post, which I thought may have been of use to someone. Nothing to do with my first post - it wasn't a follow up.
I hope that's clear as mud.

stevencloser

K.
What was the point of your first post?
Or your second one for that matter, since neither have anything to do with the question asked.
And you answered with talking about your article when I quoted your other post as if the two have anything to do with each other.

cronus70

ivanfawcettgibson wrote: »

The broscience from all the magazines is 1g per lb of body weight, that article calls it a myth. Not me

Don't know why you would call it broscience when it's widely considered the benchmark throughout the industry, a benchmark most, if not all, the top professional athletes in the body building industry maintain.

ivanfawcettgibson

I could ask you the same question. What's been the point of any of your replies towards me, other than to try to irritate me?

Because per LEAN<- read this word! LEAN. Not g per lb of mass, g per lean lb of mass. Why is it so hard to grasp?

sijomial

To attempt to get the thread back on subject......

This is Alan Aragon's take on the "Is too much protein bad for you?" question.

Myth #1: “High protein intake is harmful to your kidneys.”

Back in 1983, researchers first discovered that eating more protein increases your “glomerular filtration rate,” or GFR. Think of GFR as the amount of blood your kidneys are filtering per minute. From this finding, many scientists made the leap that a higher GFR places your kidneys under greater stress.

What science really shows:
Nearly 2 decades ago, Dutch researchers found that while a protein-rich meal did boost GFR, it didn’t have an adverse effect on overall kidney function. In fact, there’s zero published research showing that downing hefty amounts of protein—specifically, up to 1.27 grams per pound of body weight a day—damages healthy kidneys.

The bottom line:
As a rule of thumb, shoot to eat your target body weight in grams of protein daily. For example, if you’re a chubby 200 pounds and want to be a lean 180, then have 180 grams of protein a day. Likewise if you’re a skinny 150 pounds but want to be a muscular 180.


http://www.simplyshredded.com/the-truth-behind-5-food-myths.html

Hornsby

stevencloser wrote: »

K.
What was the point of your first post?
Or your second one for that matter, since neither have anything to do with the question asked.
And you answered with talking about your article when I quoted your other post as if the two have anything to do with each other.

I can't make sense of them either or figure out the point.

TR0berts

ivanfawcettgibson wrote: »

Seriously just going to talk to myself to have an educated conversation.

Right, no, I'm fine with maths, thanks for the concern.
It's seems you either don't understand English, or are deliberately misconstruing what I'm posting to have a cheap dig.
I'll say it a different way, see if it goes in.
I understand that 1kg is more than 1lb. I understand that 1g per 1kg is a different amount to 1g per 1lb. The point I was attempting to make is that, it's not 1g to 1lb (.45kg), or 1kg (2.2lb) (HINT: it doesn't matter which one it is in regards to the point of my post) of body weight, but 1g to 'blah' of LEAN body weight and the word lean being omitted from the equation, if you like.
I then quoted an article that said no one needs more than 0.82g per whatever it was, it was a separate post, which I thought may have been of use to someone. Nothing to do with my first post - it wasn't a follow up.
I hope that's clear as mud.

Insults poster as possibly doesn't understand English, then goes on to mangle the English language.

Brilliant.

cronus70

ivanfawcettgibson wrote: »

I could ask you the same question. What's been the point of any of your replies towards me, other than to try to irritate me?

Because per LEAN<- read this word! LEAN. Not g per lb of mass, g per lean lb of mass. Why is it so hard to grasp?

Because YOU used the term 'broscience', which in the context of these forums is a derogatory term.