Protein is always in red.

MFP's protein recommendation is on the very low end. Personally mine is changed to almost twice theirs. Think of it as a minimum not a maximum.

MFP's protein recommendation is on the very low end. Personally mine is changed to almost twice theirs. Think of it as a minimum not a maximum.

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If you're within your calorie goals I don't see a problem, in fact a little extra protein may help you avoid temptation as it leads to feeling full longer.

What is your goal # for Protein Gram?

MFP sets it to 15% of your daily calories. Each gram of protein is 4 calories.

I noticed the original MFP protein gal was WAY lower than what everyone was recommending. Usually you need about 80% of your body weight in grams of protein if you actually want to start building muscle. So for example if you weight 150 lbs, you should eat 120 grams of protein. I had to adjust my goals to increase my protein target.

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

Latest studies conducted by Professor T Colin Campbell Phd done between USA and China found our recommended protein levels are way to high. Increase in cancer rates. The findings are in a lecture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDXxo5Sussk

Good to have information then make up your own mind.

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Protein is good as long as it's not coming from only one specific source after all your body does need it... it could be that your macros isn't set specifically to your body type for example based on my history and body type my macros is set to 25% carbs, 40% fat and 35% protein.
MFP pre-defines macros so its probably best to find out what ratio is optimal for your build that way you make sure you get in just enough of the right stuff in your body.

if you are eating healthy proteins, dont worry about it imo.

How do you figure out your optimal macro ratios for your body type?

Optimal is subjective. If someone is dieting, protein becomes very important for function simply because the body needs these amino acids and will take it from you if you don't supply it. Generally speaking a protein intake of about 1g/ pound/lean mass is recommended and if your dieting and weight training I would up that to 1.2-1.5. Fat is also essential for function and repair and again generally .4g's/lb/lean mass seems to be promoted and the rest of you calorie intake with carbs or more protein and fat, it's up to you. My protein is in and around 35% of my total intake, fat around 40% and carbs around 25%......this works for me, you need to mess around and see what works for you.

How do you figure out your optimal macro ratios for your body type?

there are plenty of online tests that you can take if you're unable to see a coach, trainer or a specialist (all which should have proper credentials)
but if u can't there's always online tests such as these:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/becker3.htm

http://www.brainyweightloss.com/three-body-types.html

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/ask-the-ripped-dude-magical-macronutrient-ratio-for-fat-loss.html

there's plenty of others pages you can look into that aren't tests but give descriptions and can be very helpful...


me personally, I work in a pretty dynamic gym where even the coaches coach each other as if we were clients... so early on I was assessed and found that my body type was in between endo and mesomorph so I had to choose one or the other if not find an in between range I found that going low in carbs and high in healthy fats worked for me.

We like protein

MFP's protein recommendation is on the very low end. Personally mine is changed to almost twice theirs. Think of it as a minimum not a maximum.

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For sure.