Dr. Oz - 75 grams of protein?

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  • bound4beauty
    bound4beauty Posts: 274 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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: 10,017 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    I have a minimum of 100 every day. I try to average 150 and some days I break 200.
  • seanezekiel
    seanezekiel Posts: 228 Member
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    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: 496
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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

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