Is 130g too much protein in one day?

WELL I HAVE 200 A DAY BT I ALSO WORK OUT WIT INSANITY 6 DAYZ A WEEK. ROUND 2 OF INSANITY SO I PRETTY MUCH HAVE IT DOWN PACKED. THE 200 GRAMS A DAY IS ONLY BEIN DONE FOR 4-6 WEEKS BCZ IT IS A FAT SHREDDER WIT 100 GRAMS OF CARBS A DAY & 47 GRAMS OF FAT. IT REALLY HELPS 2 LOWER UR CARBS & UP UR PROTEIN BT MAKE SURE U STILL GET UR DAILY FIBER INTAKE. DNT DO IT FOR MORE THAN 6 WEEKS

Unless you have kidney problems, you likely won't get too much protein. I had 131g today and I'm a vegetarian female.

that is impressive. whey to go!

I take in at least 225 to 250g a day

My goal is 240g of protein. It's hard for me to reach it without supplements :-(

I consumed about 280g of protein today. I think it depends on what you do or what your goals are. If you are trying to get yourself some muscles then you should shoot for a lot more protein. However, look out for some unwanted fat that shows up with the protein.

I have started to add protein powder to my diet and dont want to over do it! Is 130g of protein too much in one day?

Guidelines for Protein intake and some facts:

These recommendations come from several sources. One is SCAN - The Sports, Cardiovascular Wellness. Health and Nutrition website - recognized by licenced Nutritionists.

Normal Kidney function is important so have yours checked before you embark on high protein intake. Protein doesn't seem to have a direct effect on the kidney per se, but if you have kidney injury it can worsen tubule function per my Nephrologist friends.

Normal Kidneys

Normal dietary intake - 0.8 to 1.0 grams per kilo of weight. A kilo is 2.2 lbs. This is roughly half your weight.

Aerobic Activity (heavy) - 1.2 - 1.4 grams per kilo weight

Resistance Training - Heavy to muscle failure - 1.4 - 1.8 grams per kilo.

NO BENEFIT has been shown to intake over 2.0 grams per kilo (roughly your weight in grams protein).

Another way to think of this is instead of the normal protein intake of 15 percent of your calories from protein, make your diet about 30 percent calories from protein or a bit less. That would double the 1.0 grams per kilo weight to 2.0 grams per kilo weight.

Protein is 4 cal per gram.
Carbs 4 cals per gram.
Fat 9 cals per gram.

So if your calorie allowance is 1500 - then normal protein for that would be 1500 cals x 15 percent = 225 cals from protein
225 cals from protein divided by 4 cals per gram protein = 56 grams of protein. Twice that would be 112 grams protein.

So to answer your question: Is 130 grams of protein too much in one day. Do the math for yourself and see.
Also check to make sure your kidney function is okay first.
Also realize that it will help to use supplements that are LOW in CHOLESTEROL. As protein consumption goes up, and carbs down, fat and cholesterol content also tend to go up.

Some whey products (Jay Robb) have zero cholesterol and zero sugar. They use non-growth hormone injected cows. You get the idea. Other whey products have as much as 75 mg cholesterol per scoop. Two scoops and your at 150 (half your alotment for the day). So look at the numbers carefully. Also, calcium excretion into the urine seems to increase with increased protein intake (ie kidney stone formation can occur as can bone loss).

If this helps and you want more...add me and I'd be happy to pass on what I know. I have several friends that are Sports and regular Nutritionists and if you couldn't guess, I'm in health care myself.

Hope this helps.

How much is too much? Good question. Clearly over 2.0 grams per kilo is enough. How much can be utilized in a specific amount of time is another issue as well. It's a good idea to spread your protein intake out throughout the day for several reasons. Better utilization / less waste of protein. You can only absorb so much at a time. Second, some studies show that gycogen synthesis rates (the rate of making / replacing your energy source / fuel to build repair muscle) is best if insulin levels are kept fairly constant. (ie no insulin spikes). You can help this by after work outs having both liquid and solid protein within 30 minutes to an hour.

As to how much is too much - well nephrologists in the old days flooded people with Albumin drips (protein) and their BUN (blood urea nitrogen) levels went through the roof...but the patients didn't go into renal failure. So high protein to a point (don't over do it) appears to be rather benign unless you have pre-existing disease you don't know about.





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I have 500g + a day.

You'll be fine. And if you don't believe me...

Do regular high protein diets have potential health risks on kidney function in athletes?


Source


Department of Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Physical Education and Kinesiotherapy, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.


Abstract


Excess protein and amino acid intake have been recognized as hazardous potential implications for kidney function, leading to progressive impairment of this organ. It has been suggested in the literature, without clear evidence, that high protein intake by athletes has no harmful consequences on renal function. This study investigated body-builders (BB) and other well-trained athletes (OA) with high and medium protein intake, respectively, in order to shed light on this issue. The athletes underwent a 7-day nutrition record analysis as well as blood sample and urine collection to determine the potential renal consequences of a high protein intake. The data revealed that despite higher plasma concentration of uric acid and calcium, Group BB had renal clearances of creatinine, urea, and albumin that were within the normal range. The nitrogen balance for both groups became positive when daily protein intake exceeded 1.26 g.kg but there were no correlations between protein intake and creatinine clearance, albumin excretion rate, and calcium excretion rate. To conclude, it appears that protein intake under 2. 8 g.kg does not impair renal function in well-trained athletes as indicated by the measures of renal function used in this study


PMID: 10722779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

any suggestions for a vegetarian or vegan protein powder that DOESN'T contain any ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS???

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Unless you have kidney problems, you likely won't get too much protein. I had 131g today and I'm a vegetarian female.

Good job Morebean. I'm at 138g (also a vegetarian) so far today, and I still have 200 calories to eat/drink, so I'm thinking a whey powder in soymilk shake... That will put me at 170, which is my daily goal.

Whey to go on you too!

Thanks Guys! :blushing:

ETA: 170 is impressive! I don't know that I've ever gotten that high- except for the 17 minutes I tried low-carb vegetarian.

Your body will tell you if you are getting too much protein.....and it's not fun.