VeganCappy

The article to which you linked actually supports everything I have been saying. "If you have a physically demanding job, you walk a lot, run, swim or do any sort of exercise, then you need more protein. Endurance athletes also need quite a bit of protein, about 0.5 – 0.65 grams per pound, or 1.2 – 1.4 grams per kg (18,…

What added protein? Are you taking 8%-13% or more than 13%?

.8 g/pound for someone someone moderately active and burning an extra 50% of RMR calories in training comes out to around 13% protein by calories. Percentage actually does address how hard someone may be bulking or cutting. If a powerlifter burning double the calories per day of a highly active individual a day uses the…

"The recommended intake (requirement + 2 SD) was 1.6-1.7 g.kg-1.day-1." How does the length of the study change the validity of the data? The largest effect of exercise is found in untrained individuals.

"These data indicate that, during the early stages of intensive bodybuilding training, PRO needs are approximately 100% greater than current recommendations but that PROIN increases from 1.35 to 2.62 g.kg-1.day-1 do not enhance muscle mass/strength gains, at least during the 1st mo of training. Whether differential gains…

Opinion articles are always much better to rely on when considering health and nutrition rather than actual science.

Ask and you shall receive. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1400008

In studies, .75 g/lb was the highest protein requirement to effect nitrogen balance in bodybuilders working out 1.5 hours a day. Now, if we assume they were completely sedentary the rest of the day, and burn around 50% of their RMR during their workouts, this comes out to around 15.4% protein by calories. If they were more…

What are your goals? MFP displays % calories, not % grams.

It does tend to over estimate the protein we need, but it is the standard at present.

You would think. And yet so many people do argue.

A lot of rhetoric. No science.

Processed foods are bad in many ways. First, they lack micronutrients that nourish your body and protect you from the free-radicals created during metabolization. Second, they cause a spike in blood sugar which causes an insulin spike which increases fat storage. Third, the spike in insulin can cause a rebound low blood…

Exactly. You need less protein if you are not trying to rebuild and repair muscle.

You are cherry picking. Just like people do with the bible. You take what supports your lifestyle, and ignore anything that does''t.

Ignore recommendations on a forum and look at the science.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIscLaYnECs&feature=kp

You don't need any protein powders. Even bodybuilders were shown to not see any change in nitrogen balance above around 13.5% protein by calories.

If you are eating processed crap, eventually your body will get low on nutrients not found in those foods and you will suffer health issues.

Ignore opinions and read the science. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23372809 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11108325 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11108325 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22850317 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22905670 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10959514 High protein diets…

"People eat meat and think they will become strong as an ox, forgetting that the ox eats grass." -Pino Caruso

My bad, I meant to say it isn't the subcutaneous fat, but the fat around the organs and arteries. http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/articles/53-/13578-visceral-fat-not-obesity-increases-risk-of-diabetes

This article explains the process of how the numbers were achieved. "Human nitrogen requirements are usually determined from the nitrogen balance. The usual procedure is to regress nitrogen balance on intake and to define the requirement as the intake level that would produce a zero balance, i.e., equality of dietary N…

Yes, you are correct. The recommendation is .83g/kg. The .66 number is the mean which stuck in my head. It has been a while since I read it. "This is clearly shown in a recent meta-analysis of all nitrogen balance studies reported to date (13). The median requirement (0.66 g/kg per day) was more than twice the obligatory…

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Yes, you don't need any more fat than your essential fatty acids, because you body has no problem making fat from carbs and even protein.

http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegetarians-get-enough-protein/

Not true. If you read it, it clearly shows they found 2.5% to be the minimum for 97.5% of the population. They doubled it to cover 99% of the population. And then doubled it again for good measure. It is just under 10% of protein by calories.

Do you have a scienctific reference?

Good thing I provided the evidence from the World Health Organization.