Too much protein?

bserwack
bserwack Posts: 51 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I went over my recommended protein intake today (by 20g, but stayed under in calories). Is that a bad thing? What does too much protein do? Thanks!

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  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Protein on here is set at the low end of recommended intakes. Most recs are for 10-35% of calories intake as protein. I set mine at 30%, which is 1 g protein per lb of body weight - recommended if you are highly active.

    Unless you have a specific disease, it is very hard to eat too much protein.
  • WBB55
    WBB55 Posts: 4,131 Member
    as long as you're drinking enough water, a little excess protein (but staying under your calorie goal for weight loss) shouldn't lead to any problems.
  • bserwack
    bserwack Posts: 51 Member
    Thank you!!
  • dlrosen
    dlrosen Posts: 51
    I agree!
  • benflando
    benflando Posts: 193
    NEVER TOO MUCH.

    Just kidding. 20g won't effect you but 200g will
  • dietenv
    dietenv Posts: 21 Member
    I eat 100-115 grams of protein a day. Protein makes up about 40-45% of my daily 1200 calorie diet. I do not eat this much protein on purpose, I just eat a lot of egg whites and beans. Is that bad?
  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Too much of anything can lead to weight gain. BUT 20g is nothing, don't worry.

    Try to aim for 1lb of protein per lb of bodyweight as a minimum and go up to 1.8g of protein per pound of bodyweight.

    For example, I weigh 155lb so I should eat a minimum of 155g and at most (although some would disagree) about 280g a day.

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