Is too much protein bad?
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I've been told to eat more protein as it curbs hunger. However, I find I'm way over recommended daily amounts. Can anyone tell me--authoritatively--that this is a bad thing? Thanks!
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How much more are you eating? While you can eat too much protein, it would have to be an awful, awful lot.0
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Too much of just about anything is "bad". Depends on what you are deeming "too much".2
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janejellyroll wrote: »How much more are you eating? While you can eat too much protein, it would have to be an awful, awful lot.
Appreciate your fast response....my "target" is 60 grams, but I routinely eat 90 grams. Too much?0 -
Not even in the ballpark of "too much".4
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janejellyroll wrote: »How much more are you eating? While you can eat too much protein, it would have to be an awful, awful lot.
Appreciate your fast response....my "target" is 60 grams, but I routinely eat 90 grams. Too much?
Not even close to 'too much'1 -
How much do you weigh? What is your body fat percentage?0
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I routinely eat 130-150 grams a day. 90 grams will help keep you sated and is not even close to 'too much'.0
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Eating 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a good standard to follow0
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Many people in fitness eat 1gram per pound of body weight. I can't get mine that high. I'd say base it off how satiated you feel. Hungry? Eat more high quality protein. I'd say you could easily go all the way to 100 grams plus without out negative effects.0
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OlympusOnlineCoachingDOTCOM wrote: »Eating 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a good standard to follow
That could be excessive for a lot of people. 1gr per lb of LEAN body mass is a better recommendation. A lot of people on here are overweight/obese so using "body weight" could be too high.3 -
Not saying it's impossible to eat too much protein, but it's hard to imagine any real-life scenario in which that could occur.1
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If you have kidney issues, 90g may be too much and can cause kidney stones. For everyone else, too much is basically when you stop getting the required fats and nutrients your body needs because all you are eating is a single food.
USDA recommendation is (I believe) 0.36g/lb. A good goal for most people is anywhere from 0.5-1g per lb of bodyweight. Generally more is better (generally due to diminishing returns), however there is little proven benefit for the average person above 0.82g/lb and since protein is generally the most expensive macro don't feel like you have to eat a ton of it if you don't want to pay for it.
I generally aim for a minimum of ~110g/day at ~170lb, which works out to 0.64g/lb.2 -
I eat well over 120g a day. Michael Phelps (who is obviously an olympic athlete) used to go through a carton and a half of eggs every day. My point is that its REALLY hard to eat too much protein. The only people I've ever encountered who had negative effects (kidney issues) from protein intake were consuming absolutely huge quantities of creatine and protein powder, like, in the 400-500g a day range.0
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OlympusOnlineCoachingDOTCOM wrote: »Eating 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a good standard to follow
That could be excessive for a lot of people. 1gr per lb of LEAN body mass is a better recommendation. A lot of people on here are overweight/obese so using "body weight" could be too high.
How is lean body mass calculation found?0 -
Ricksh1000 wrote: »OlympusOnlineCoachingDOTCOM wrote: »Eating 1 to 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight is a good standard to follow
That could be excessive for a lot of people. 1gr per lb of LEAN body mass is a better recommendation. A lot of people on here are overweight/obese so using "body weight" could be too high.
How is lean body mass calculation found?
By knowing your body fat percentage. If you are 20% body fat, then 80% of your weight is LBM.1 -
Ahh thank you
Still getting to grips with the whole macros thing1 -
Ricksh1000 wrote: »Ahh thank you
Still getting to grips with the whole macros thing
You are most welcome. Good luck moving forward.1
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