Protein Requirements

Nagasadowww
Nagasadowww Posts: 9 Member
in Food and Nutrition
1 gram of protein per weight in pounds? More or less? What is your regimen?

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,794 Member
    I like this calculator, a bit more advanced than just grams of protein for lb of bodyweight:
    https://examine.com/protein-intake-calculator/
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,206 Member
    It depends on a few things. If you’re overweight it’s best to figure your protein on your lean weight and not overall body weight. 1G is the most you’d need with .7 normally being sufficient however more is fine and helps with satiety and muscle retention when dieting down.

    Older people have lower Muscle Protein Synthesis to they want to be on the higher end of things.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,838 Member
    Following on from what Tom said, up to 1g if you're lean, or 0.7g if you're obese. There's a sliding scale there.

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