Protein

Dubya182
Dubya182 Posts: 6
edited January 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I am eating too much protein each day, I never thought this would be a problem until I started using this app. Will too much protein hinder my weight loss?

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  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Height/weight/age/bf%/protein you are hitting
  • georgina1970
    georgina1970 Posts: 333 Member
    Definitely not.
    Eating significantly over our daily goal will hinder weight loss.

    Protein is what your body uses to build muscle when exercising. It's good stuff!
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    MFP sets protein too low. To set your macros, check out this link: 

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/911011-calculating-calorie-macronutrient-needs?page=1#posts-13821336

    Also, it's hard to have too much protein. 

    "It has been observed that the human liver cannot safely metabolise much more than 285-365 g of protein per day (for an 80 kg person), and human kidneys are similarly limited in their capability to remove urea (a byproduct of protein catabolism) from the bloodstream. Exceeding that amount results in excess levels of amino acids, ammonia (hyperammonemia), and/or urea in the bloodstream, with potentially fatal consequences,[1] especially if the person switches to a high-protein diet without giving time for the levels of his or her hepatic enzymes to upregulate. Since protein only contains 4 kcal/gram, and a typical adult human requires in excess of 1900 kcal to maintain the energy balance, it is possible to exceed the safe intake of protein if one is subjected to a high-protein diet with little or no fat or carbohydrates. However, given the lack of scientific data on the effects of high-protein diets, and the observed ability of the liver to compensate over a few days for a shift in protein intake, the US Food and Nutrition Board does not set a Tolerable Upper Limit nor upper Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein.[2] Furthermore, medical sources such as UpToDate[3] do not include listings on this topic." 

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation
  • jakeVScalories
    jakeVScalories Posts: 107 Member
    ^^^ all these people know wasup. protein aids weight loss cause muscles are made of protein, muscles burn fat.
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