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Protein

Yarbo11
Yarbo11 Posts: 3 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I may be wrong, but from everything I have read when someone is actively training (strength training and cardio) normally you need to eat more protein.

Why does MyFitnessPal recommend only 63g of Protein where everywhere I read recommends much more? Should I just ignore the MFP recommendation, or is what I have reading incorrect?

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  • Meg_78
    Meg_78 Posts: 998 Member
    I don't know why MFP is low, but most of us who are weight training at least either ignore it, or manually adjust the % rather than go on MFP base set up.
  • Urzu07
    Urzu07 Posts: 39
    Don't depend on MFP to determine what your needs are, but instead follow the general rule of thumb, of getting in 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight.
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