Is too much protein bad?

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  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    Yes, it's bad. It gives me a lot of gas. My kids run from the room with tears in their eyes.
  • gonnadothis66
    gonnadothis66 Posts: 1 Member
    I am following an atkins type plan. My protein is way over, I am not concerned. I'm losing! :) Im watching mainly carbs. Make sure to get fiber though to keep things moving! :)
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,487 Member
    Contrary to many popular assumptions, research is showing that an increase (above the needs of a 30yo) in protein consumption in the older person, especially when in a deficit, is benificial for muscle retention and general health even when not exercising.

    I am 62 weigh 100-105lbs and aim for 100g per day, 1g per lbs bodyweight.

    If you are losing weight, and don't know your body fat percentage, a good number to aim for is the weight at the middle of your BMI. If you weigh 165. But mid rage BMI is 135lbs aim for 135g protein. JMHO

    Cheers, h.
  • sunnybeaches105
    sunnybeaches105 Posts: 2,831 Member
    The answers were handled beautifully above, so I'm just dropping in a couple of supportive studies for a range of high protein intakes.

    "Contemporary Issues in Protein Requirements and Consumption for Resistance Trained Athletes" meta by Wilson in 2006.

    http://www.jissn.com/content/3/1/7

    More on protein intake (from 2015):

    http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1139/apnm-2015-0549
  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    sunnybeaches105 wrote: »
    The answers were handled beautifully above, so I'm just dropping in a couple of supportive studies for a range of high protein intakes.

    "Contemporary Issues in Protein Requirements and Consumption for Resistance Trained Athletes" meta by Wilson in 2006.

    http://www.jissn.com/content/3/1/7

    More on protein intake (from 2015):

    http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1139/apnm-2015-0549


    This is a good one, too:

    http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2016/01/26/ajcn.115.119339
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    I regularly eat over 300g of protein per day (ahve done for 3+ years) and have had no ill effects so far.
  • pompeyjosh1990
    pompeyjosh1990 Posts: 90 Member
    Depends how much you weight, I weigh 185 pounds, and I eat around 160g-220g protein depending on how I feel, training days/rest days......
  • StealthHealth
    StealthHealth Posts: 2,417 Member
    OlympusOnlineCoachingDOTCOM wrote: »
    Eating 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a good standard to follow

    Wrong.

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