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Marlo Leaman's avatar

Awesome Tim! All true. I went to school later in life to get my dietetic technician degree. The 'standard' RDA for protein intake is 0.8-1.0g of protein per kg of bodyweight. The Harvard Medical School even says this is 'modest'!. For building muscle or recovery from illness, that range is upped. But, as you cite, there are many reasons for that to be more-over 50, aging, not losing muscle, reducing belly fat, weight loss - are the reasons this year, I've been consciously aiming for 1.3g PRO/kg of my bodyweight. Increased protein intake with some carb cycling has really helped me. Thanks for a great article!

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Victoria Fann's avatar

I was vegan for a while, but noticed that once I included eggs and chicken again, I had a lot more energy. I got really bad food poisoning from crab cakes a couple of years ago and have been afraid to eat seafood ever since. I don't have lots of cravings, except occasionally for salty foods.

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