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Please eat some protein

by brap 1y ago

OisinMoran 1y ago
Yeah, it's quite worrying. The best I'm seeing is just two eggs, which is about a tenth of the total protein they should probably be eating. If you're reading thus, the general rule of thumb is 1.8g/kg of lean body mass. Works out as around 4 meals per day of 20-40g of protein each, depending on weight. Wonderful website! I would like the creator to continue existing for as long as possible.
- 0_____0 1y ago
  That's way more than the US RDA, which is 0.8g/kg. I try to hit 2g/kg when I'm actively training as an athlete, and it's not that easy, and the tradeoffs to diet probably aren't worth it for most people.
  - OisinMoran 1y ago
    And how's that going for the US? Public health recommendations have a notoriously poor record (take the food pyramid for example), so RDAs aren't exactly the way to build a healthy diet. [0] For example, here's a paper uncovering a statistical error in the calculation of the RDA for Vitamin D (600IU), resulting in it being over 10x lower than it should be (~9000IU). [1] [0] From Harvard Health website: "The RDA is the amount of a nutrient you need to meet your basic nutritional requirements. In a sense, it's the minimum amount you need to keep from getting sick — not the specific amount you are supposed to eat every day." [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4210929/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4210929/
- xdfgh1112 1y ago
  Lol that is a broscience number that is barely relevant for most people. Where did you learn this?
  - OisinMoran 1y ago
    It's not bro science, and the number I gave is actually less than the standard recommendation of 1g/lb of bodyweight per day, which you can see explained here [0]. Most people should be doing some form of resistance training, so not sure how this can be "barely relevant for most people". [0] https://youtu.be/LKyniPMgQ94 https://youtu.be/LKyniPMgQ94
- turboponyy 1y ago
  You only need that much protein if you're trying to build muscle. The amount needed for a generally healthy diet is much lower.
  - OisinMoran 1y ago
    There is no generally healthy diet that doesn't include building muscle.

Please eat some protein

by brap 1y ago

Please eat some protein

Yeah, it's quite worrying. The best I'm seeing is just two eggs, which is about a tenth of the total protein they should probably be eating. If you're reading thus, the general rule of thumb is 1.8g/kg of lean body mass. Works out as around 4 meals per day of 20-40g of protein each, depending on weight. Wonderful website! I would like the creator to continue existing for as long as possible.

0_____0 1y ago
That's way more than the US RDA, which is 0.8g/kg. I try to hit 2g/kg when I'm actively training as an athlete, and it's not that easy, and the tradeoffs to diet probably aren't worth it for most people.
- OisinMoran 1y ago
  And how's that going for the US? Public health recommendations have a notoriously poor record (take the food pyramid for example), so RDAs aren't exactly the way to build a healthy diet. [0] For example, here's a paper uncovering a statistical error in the calculation of the RDA for Vitamin D (600IU), resulting in it being over 10x lower than it should be (~9000IU). [1] [0] From Harvard Health website: "The RDA is the amount of a nutrient you need to meet your basic nutritional requirements. In a sense, it's the minimum amount you need to keep from getting sick — not the specific amount you are supposed to eat every day." [1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4210929/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4210929/
xdfgh1112 1y ago
Lol that is a broscience number that is barely relevant for most people. Where did you learn this?
- OisinMoran 1y ago
  It's not bro science, and the number I gave is actually less than the standard recommendation of 1g/lb of bodyweight per day, which you can see explained here [0]. Most people should be doing some form of resistance training, so not sure how this can be "barely relevant for most people". [0] https://youtu.be/LKyniPMgQ94 https://youtu.be/LKyniPMgQ94
turboponyy 1y ago
You only need that much protein if you're trying to build muscle. The amount needed for a generally healthy diet is much lower.
- OisinMoran 1y ago
  There is no generally healthy diet that doesn't include building muscle.