How much protein should I eat?
by Jack Kenefick on October 29, 2009
When you meet dietician for that balanced diet you’ve always wanted to follow you hear a lot of terms like calories, carbohydrates, proteins, exercise, weight gain, vitamins, etc. All these words seem to be a different language by themselves. So, what we could look at now is protein.
Many people come up with the question of how much protein to consume in a day? It is also important to know how much we need. So, let us look at what some experts have to say to this question. First of all it is very important to understand as to what is protein. Protein is a very essential aspect in the human body and consists about 16% of the total body weight. Most of our body cells and fluids including chemicals like hormones, enzymes, DNA, etc. are partially made up of protein. The human body is able to recycle the protein as we keep using it up. However, it is important to replace and intake of essential amount of protein is very important. Proteins are made up of smaller units of amino acids and our source of protein intake comes from dairy products, meats, eggs, plants and nuts.
Lack of essential protein makes the human body break down muscle to meet the needs. And, the human body begins with this with a day or so.
Before we decide how much protein to consume, we need to take into consideration of our age, size and level of activity. Nutritionists estimate the minimum daily protein intake by multiplying the body weight in kilograms by .8 and the resulting number of grams should be considered for protein intake per day. When calculated with pounds it is multiplied by .37.
Some people have a doubt as to how much protein should someone regularly exercises take. Although there are doubts among researchers it is still said that people who carry out endurance exercises or heave resistive exercises could benefit from including additional protein in their diet.
When looking at the amount of daily calorie intake for a person per day, protein should usually form about 10 to 20% of the total intake. Always remember just because you plan to lose weight and eat a low calorie diet it simply does not mean that you do not need the actual amount of protein.
The use of any advice on this website is at your own risk. Please consult us, or any other professional, licensed personal trainer or your health care professional, like your doctor, first to see if the advice is applicable to your specific situation.
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