How much protein should you eat?

How much protein should you eat? Here's the easy answer — More than the RDA! The RDA 0.8g/kg is not a goal, it is a floor. In fact, scientific data suggests most people should eat twice the RDA. Here we detail a new study and show you how it relates to understanding your best protein goals.

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[johnsonpaul]

I am a 75 year old active male with diet controlled type 2 and had a 3x heart bypass June of 2016. My A1C is in the low 5s. I have eaten very low carb with 20 per day being maximum and many days zero for the last 5 years. I check blood glucose 4-5 times per day and have found out that 80 grams of actual protein is my limit. If over that my blood glucose will climb and stay elevated for several hours. I weigh slightly more than 70 kilos (160 lbs) and that works out to 1-1.2 grams per kilo. I use animal fat for satiety. Fats account for 70-75% of my calories (I do not count calories.

[rjs]

Thanks for explaining that the RDA is not a goal but the minimum for nutrition requirements. Appreciate the clarity.

[shannonmarko]

One thing I didn’t hear mentioned, but I feel like is super relevant, is that it’s 1.5 g of protein per kilogram ➡️ of ideal body weight.

[heatherknits]

The problem with plant protein is the sheer amount of carbohydrates you have to eat to get enough protein… and then, the quality is deficient, so you have to eat more carbohydrates to get enough of all the amino acids to build those proteins. It’s so much easier to just eat some salmon and venison and eggs.

[willbrooks]

Im with Dr. Shawn Bakers eating style, 100% meat and water, thats it! 3 years now and I am a God among mortal men!

[boxerfencer]

I really wish they'd stop issuing daily recommendations. Although total daily intake is important, protein's anabolic effect is largely on a meal to meal basis.

[tanyasydney]

I find all this advice on just how much protein to eat, and all the measuring, very silly. Think of our ancestors. Would they even know what we're talking about here in this video? Nope! They would simply eat till either there was no more food left or till they were full. Nice and simple.

[cyndimanka]

Calories are heat. They really have no use in a dietary setting. And a nutritional label on a product can be up to 20% off to the bad. I think counting so-called calories which is heat not a measurement for food is a bad idea

[teknerd]

Thank you doctor. This video was precisely the info I needed this week. It gives me clearer guidelines to follow regarding proteins:fats in my own diet as well as the form of exercises I need.

[frankfromupstateny]

Hey...since 90 % of your listeners are American...."use the KILOGRAM designation, but include POUNDS as well.
It's just logical. Cheers.

[Carma]

Carnivore diet seems to help auto immune issues.

[carnivore-muscle]

Cheers for the video, simple but effective!

[boxerfencer]

Dr Laymon and Lyons speak to 25/30 to ~50 gm of protein per meal for muscle development and to prevent sarcopenia.

But if 1.5 gm per kg of bodyweight per day is the minimum for strength development and if we can extrapolate that to old age related strength loss prevention, it would raise the minimum from a rock bottom figure of 25 gm to, in my estimation, 35/40 gm per meal sweat spot, assuming you eat 4 meals a day.

Perhaps the 25 gm leading up to 35/40 gm is more muscle/hypertrophy specific, and 35/40 gm and above for strength development and hypodynamia related issues.

This would entail a higher protein intake being necessary for strength over and above than for hypertrophy, and seems counterintuitive to me, but perhaps this illustrates the difference between strength and hypertrophy necessitated nutritional differences.

[faisal-ca]

I am 72 KG. Have just started somewhat close to Carnivore diet. I am consuming around 160-180 grams of protein. My blood glucose in the morning is a bit elevated but in the evening is lower than normal. I will give it a try for couple of weeks before making changes.

[ourmidlifejourney]

How much can be consumed at one sitting? I am concerned about the amount on OMAD that leads to too much glucose production?

[krisswegemer]

Thanks for this video. In the last couple days of searching, I've found recommendations that, at my 150 lb (68 kg.) body weight, from 55 g to 200 g. I was totally lost. Appreciate the help. New subscriber.

[olivia]

to be honest, I don't know what that means in terms of food. It's a lot of math. Maybe you can give some examples for a few people at different weights with different goals?

[TheMetabolismQuiz]

every time I get as much as 0.5 ketones in the blood my blood pressure goes up like crazy.
This first happened about a year and a half ago when I decided to get back on keto after covid (I did keto a few times in the past) but this time I felt really bad, ended up in the ER with a diagnosis of hypertension.
After going through all the tests the doctor told me that “everything is ok” and that he does not know what is the cause for the hypertension 🤔.
His solution was lots of pills that gave me a ton of side effects, It was horrible!!!’
I have started to get educated about the subject because I never truly believed in doctors.
I think the reason might be some kind of insulin resistance, leaky gut for the most part.
So I knew I had to change my diet and keto was not an option because of what happened, so I tried anything else.
I went vegan, high carb low fat, the dash diet, OMAD, alternate day fasting, I even did a 10 day water fas that nearly killed me!
Nothing was helping but I had no choice, I had to move on and find a solution because BP numbers were going up and I can’t take the drugs because of the side effects.
As I’m searching on YouTube, I found a video of a woman that did carnivore to cure her BP. And that is what I did, but after a few days on it my BP numbers started going up and I started feeding really bad, it felt like that time when I ended in the ER, so I checked my ketones and I had something around 0.8, as soon as I ate some carbs the BP came down and I felt much better.
I started experimenting with it and every time my body started producing ketones over .5 my blood pressure will go through the roof!!!
After this is experimentation
I understand that something happens in my body when it starts producing ketones.
I’m losing my mind over this and I feel really bad with this high BP .
Does this sounds familiar?
Does it makes sense?
What is going on?

[Straightdeal]

I take at least 1.6 g per kg of body weight. I exercise 5-6 times per week, and maintain a constant body weight. I'm 67, and my focus is keeping protein at around 25% of calorie intake, and carbs to max 10% of calorie intake. The balance is fat (65%). What about gluconeogenesis, which is a term thrown around to confuse us! Some "experts" say around 40% of protein intake is converted to carbs, others say it is demand-driven, and the conversion will take place only if the body is short on glucose. So what is it??🙃

[dsoul]

Thanks for the good information in concise format. 🙏