ELI5 - Excess Protein

heylance
heylance Posts: 32 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So while on a deficit, you generally want to increase protein intake to reduce muscle loss during weight loss. Lets say my daily goal on MFP is 90g of protein/day. Here are a few questions I have that maybe others have too:

Is this an adequate amount of protein to prevent muscle loss?
Can you have too much protein?
What happens to the excess protein?

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  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    what is your current height/weight?

    excess protein is processed by your kidneys and excreted from your body. I take 125g a day (female, 5'3", 151lbs)
  • heylance
    heylance Posts: 32 Member
    deannalfisher wrote: »
    what is your current height/weight?

    I am 5'11" 260lb. I left that out in my main post hoping that there might be some more general answers that apply to more people than just me.

  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    the rule of thumb is .8-1g of protein per lb

    so for you - you may want to look at upping your protein significantly (mathematically - .8*260 = 208g)
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