Too much protein?

You would have to eat insanely high levels of protein for it to have any bad effects. Worry about going under: your body not only uses it for fuel, but also to repair & build your muscles. But don't worry about going over the "recommended" levels. My doctor has been prescribing a low-carb, high-protein diet for decades, some of his patients have been eating like this for 20 years with no bad effects.

How much *you* should have really depends on your individual metabolism. My doc did some tests on me and recommended I eat my calories as 65% protein, 30% fat, 5% carbs. That dietary change has been the way I've lost over 55 lb in 9 months. I eat 250-300g protein per day. But every body is different, you just have to figure out what works for you.

Good luck!

For most women - 100-120g per day is what they should aim for.

Where did you read that? I read around 0.36g per pound you weigh.

Great article

First off, for those who still may not be aware, protein is the number one food, in fact maybe the number one “thing” you can put in your mouth to safely achieve fat loss. I’ve been following the research on this for almost 15 years. Not only because bodybuilders and other athletes have been cutting carbs and increasing protein to get lean for decades but because scientific studies started to support this strategy over 10 years ago.

The reason for protein’s fat loss effects are that it: 1. Increases metabolic rate more than carbs or fat 2. Decreases hunger more than carbs or fat 3. Maintains muscle when dieting greater than fat or carbs (and more muscle means a higher metabolic rate and a lower calorie requirement)!

A little more recently, there have been a number of studies showing that whey protein in particular has stronger effects on appetite than other proteins. A review of scientific studies conducted at the University of Toronto on whey protein’s effects on hunger, concluded that it decreased food intake more than other foods, other proteins and versus placebo. It also found that whey’s specific proteins and peptides are “bioactive”, leading to satiety (decreased hunger). Moreover, it showed that whey protein affects hormones and other bodily functions that decrease hunger.

But that’s just hunger, what about the actual results you can get from whey protein? Good question...A study in the Journal of Nutrition showed that whey protein outperformed both carbohydrates and soy protein – resulting in research subjects losing five more pounds of body fat and a loss of one inch around their waists respectively!

But isn’t whey protein for gaining muscle? Yes, and studies in which subjects used a whey protein supplement show significant gains in muscle and strength but when dieting, whey protein “spares muscle”, so you lose more fat and less lean mass!

The authors of a study published in the journal Nutrition & Metabolism stated that research subjects using whey protein “lost significantly more body fat and showed a greater preservation of lean muscle”.

Finally, if all that weren’t enough, a very recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition showed that whey protein may help maintain fat loss even in without restricting calorie intake!

So there you have it folks...and as I said, there are plenty more studies where those ones came from showing further support for most or all of the effects mentioned above. So really, whether you’re bulking, cutting up, trying to recover from exercise or for general health, whey protein is one of the best foods to reach for, as well as being convenient to prepare and relatively cheap!

I want to know what you are eating! I am trying to get in 120-150 of protein per day and I NEVER do.....

How do you feel? If you are eating excessive amounts of protein everyday and feel tired a lot, you might be pushing your kidneys too hard. Before I was a vegetarian (lacto, ovo), I consistently ate way more protein than recommended minimum. Not a hard thing to do, I know. Now that I'm a vegetarian, it's different. I almost always get the minimum I need and a lot of times go over a bit. But nothing like before where I was getting double and triple the necessary protein. Personally, I feel better without the protein overload. And it's surprising how much protein some veggies and whole wheat breads have.

You would have to eat insanely high levels of protein for it to have any bad effects. Worry about going under: your body not only uses it for fuel, but also to repair & build your muscles. But don't worry about going over the "recommended" levels. My doctor has been prescribing a low-carb, high-protein diet for decades, some of his patients have been eating like this for 20 years with no bad effects.

How much *you* should have really depends on your individual metabolism. My doc did some tests on me and recommended I eat my calories as 65% protein, 30% fat, 5% carbs. That dietary change has been the way I've lost over 55 lb in 9 months. I eat 250-300g protein per day. But every body is different, you just have to figure out what works for you.

Good luck!

5% carb is a virtually keto diet, which is extremely unhealthy especially if you exercise...