Dr. Oz - 75 grams of protein?

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  • bound4beauty
    bound4beauty Posts: 274 Member
    My baseline target is 102 grams. Of course that number rises if you add in my exercise calories. Some days I do better than others. I keep tweaking things to see what works. I'll get there!
  • mrsmarit
    mrsmarit Posts: 229 Member
    I try to get at least 100 but my macros is set to 124.


    I am almost exactly the same.
  • FP4HSharon
    FP4HSharon Posts: 664 Member
    Regarding too much protein possibly causing osteoporosis... here's a link that explains it in layman's terms from Live Strong...
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/332230-protein-as-a-cause-of-osteoporosis/

    Here's an article about how too much protein can also increase your risk of cancer & kidney disease...
    http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/vegetarian-starter-kit-protein
  • BonaFideUK
    BonaFideUK Posts: 313 Member
    I do 1 gram of protein per 1 lb of body weight
    Yikes! I'd be at 330 grams per day!

    use your BMI to gauge your protein requirements if you're fairly overweight.
  • 2stepscloser
    2stepscloser Posts: 2,900 Member
    When I consistently eat over 115g of protein and stick within my calorie goal, the scale always moves in my favor.
  • BunkyBumBum
    BunkyBumBum Posts: 157 Member
    Nothing Dr. Oz says is credible.

    **bubbleburst**

    ^^ This.

    I swear to you I saw a show years ago and I think it was him, he was trying to say that people who eat absently for something to do could get the same satisfaction by pretending to eat. Yeah, anyone who has ever eaten food can tell you pretending to eat is not the same as eating.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,208 Member
    Regarding too much protein possibly causing osteoporosis... here's a link that explains it in layman's terms from Live Strong...
    http://www.livestrong.com/article/332230-protein-as-a-cause-of-osteoporosis/

    Here's an article about how too much protein can also increase your risk of cancer & kidney disease...
    http://www.pcrm.org/health/diets/vsk/vegetarian-starter-kit-protein
    No and no.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    I shoot for over 100g of protein a day. Not too hard to get it all in. And when I do usually I won't go over my calories since protein makes me feel full and satisfied.
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    When I continently eat over 115g of protein and stick within my calorie goal, the scale always moves in my favor.

    Agree!
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    Ugh Dr. Oz...I especially like how he skipped over tofu and vegetarian proteins especially since his wife is a vegetarian....nice.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    It was my take from that segment he was NOT talking about people trying to build muscle or lose weight, just general sedentary americans...
  • 3LittleMonkeys
    3LittleMonkeys Posts: 373 Member
    I do 1 gram of protein per 1 lb of body weight

    Yep. This is what I have been told.
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    I do 1 gram of protein per 1 lb of body weight

    Yep. This is what I have been told.

    I thought it was 1g per 1lbs of lean body mass? No one is 100% lean body mass.
  • JJordon
    JJordon Posts: 857 Member
    75 grams? Pfft. That's my breakfast.

    http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1103993

    There's a long read version for ya.
  • seanezekiel
    seanezekiel Posts: 228 Member
    I have a minimum of 100 every day. I try to average 150 and some days I break 200.
  • seanezekiel
    seanezekiel Posts: 228 Member
    Generally the western diet includes far too much protein. Protein is great and your body needs it but in balance with carbs and fats.People get obsessed with high protein. Has anyone ever known anyone with a protein deficiency? The answer will be no because in the western world it doesn't happen.

    I know the you need to eat silly amounts of protein brigade will disagree with this. Just remember carbs are the bodies main source of energy.Carbs give you the energy to work those muscles so they can get bigger. If you haven't eaten enough carbs you will lose energy and your body will use your protein for energy rather than muscle building.

    I await this POV to be leaped upon with gusto.

    There is no reason to jump on this. Anyone with google can find out pretty much everything you have said is wrong.
  • evansproudmama
    evansproudmama Posts: 493 Member
    Nothing Dr. Oz says is credible.

    **bubbleburst**

    He is most def. a QUACK! Every episode is about the "miracle" this and the "magic" that ugh so tired of seeing the previews for his episodes.
  • dianamatienzo
    dianamatienzo Posts: 127
    Dr.Oz isn't a credible source of information; although in this case, he's correct in the sense that protein is important. The amount to consume depends on the individual, but even 75 seems too little for most people. To get my protein for the day, I have eggs (sometimes just carton egg whites), greek yogurt, chicken, tuna, salmon, turkey, shrimp, and whey protein powder :)
  • seanezekiel
    seanezekiel Posts: 228 Member
    I do 1 gram of protein per 1 lb of body weight
    Yikes! I'd be at 330 grams per day!

    Its per lbs of lean body mass. And its actually closer to .9 not 1. 1 is just easier for math purposes since more protein has no adverse effects :) I weigh 217 with 20% BF so my lean is 173. So 173 grams by simple math or 155.

    If anyone wants a really really indepth read on protein here it is. This is pretty much the bible in the medical field for protein.

    http://www.jacn.org/content/19/suppl_5/513S.full.pdf
  • mistesh
    mistesh Posts: 243 Member
    I do 1 gram of protein per 1 lb of body weight

    I can go for exactly that, but as the upper end of the range!

    "A suggested maximum protein intake ... would be ... 176 g protein per day for an 80 kg (176 lb) individual".

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/989730-protein-cannot-get-stored-as-fat?page=3#posts-15148580
  • jennknut
    jennknut Posts: 32 Member
    Thank you, thank you...what I was looking for!!
  • MisterDerpington
    MisterDerpington Posts: 604 Member
    Please don't listen to Dr. Oz. He's a quack.
  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
    I'm doing 40-30-30 on my macros so about 124g of protein is my goal. I usually manage over within 15g of that, over or under. I like protein, makes me feel full. Also i like meat; just made a ground sirloin burger, was delish.
  • deemar54
    deemar54 Posts: 61 Member
    Nothing Dr. Oz says is credible.

    **bubbleburst**

    YES! Sorry, but Dr. Oz is a crackpot.
  • _Ben
    _Ben Posts: 1,608 Member
    Be careful with Dr Oz.... Very few medical professionals respect him. He tries to take medicine, and dumb it down to the simplist form; and make broad general statements. Hes not as bad as someone like Mary Toco.... who I believe just simply wants to hurt people, but still.

    Protein is typically based off what you want to do. Are you body building? HIGH PROTEIN? More interested in marathon running? Probably want a little more carbs than protein; low fat. Really depends on what your goals are
  • LeeshLove
    LeeshLove Posts: 197
    First thing I was to say is Dr. Oz is a nut ball!

    Now, as for protein. I eat around 100 gm per day! 40% cards, 30% fat, 30% protein. Works well for me. Now everyone's body is different so you have to find what works well for you.
  • dittmarml
    dittmarml Posts: 351 Member
    Agree that some of what Dr. Oz is now recommending is starting to remind me more of an infomercial, than actual medical advice. It seems it shouldn't be a set amount of protein, but a percentage based on your calorie intake & current weight. I have mine custom set at 25%, based on the latest nutritional recommendations. If you get too much protein, although I think the opposite is more of a problem, then it can leech the calcium from your body (if you don't get enough calcium) & could cause osteoporosis, especially in women.
    That's a new one.


    Pretty well established at this point. Also too much protein puts a load on the kidneys.
  • RunForChai
    RunForChai Posts: 238 Member
    I find that lots of lean protein and low [about half of what MFP suggests] work best for me. Before, when I ate too many carbs I often crashed mid-day, craved sugar and had other weird stuff go on. Alos, I exercise a lot--I think that protein really helps me maintain.

    I mostly eat: lean chicken, lean turkey, black beans, sometimes organic/free-range beef, almond butter, walnuts, pumpkin seeds and Greek yogurt.

    Try it for a few weeks and see how your body responds, everyone is different.

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