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How Much Protein Is Simply Too Much?...You see it everywhere: protein shakes, the keto diet and even supplements. But can you eat too much of it?
intermountainhealthcare.org ^ | Aug 15, 2024 | Staff

Posted on 08/21/2024 6:58:34 PM PDT by Red Badger

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To: Songcraft

It came from my education


41 posted on 08/22/2024 3:36:22 AM PDT by zeebee
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To: zeebee

Actually yes!!
First thing lion eats after a kill is bowels of the herbivore prey. Those bowels are full of plant material.


42 posted on 08/22/2024 3:54:05 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I will be voting for Trump/whoever he picks VP in November. If he loses in 2024, country is toast.)
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To: Dave Wright

Your average beer is around 1.2 grams of protein so several beers and a good steak gets you plenty.


43 posted on 08/22/2024 4:01:16 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: paint_your_wagon

Mezcal has the worm.


44 posted on 08/22/2024 4:22:04 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: nickcarraway
Yes. There’s many digestive functions that don’t work as well as people age. Apparently protein absorption is one of them. His recommendation was about .9g/pound which is just slightly higher than the original .8g/pound, but well above the too low recommendation of .36g in the article.

Protein is 4g per gram, so the higher amount is about 25% of my calories, which is between the 10% to 35% the Mayo Clinic suggests.

I am physically active so that requires more protein especially before and after strength training.

It was also recommended to limit protein at one meal to about 45g, which was hard to do with a 7-hour intermittent fasting eating window, so I’m now using about a 10-hour window.

On the other side, one to three times a year, I do a 5-day Fasting Mimicking Diet where among other things protein goes to less than 16g per day.

There’s probably, or ought to be, a book on nutrition for older people. For example, vitamin D production from sunlight goes down, as does B12 absorption. 60% of the elderly are B12 deficient. Of course the low vitamin D was a PRIMARY cause of the scamdemic.

45 posted on 08/22/2024 5:53:02 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free ( )
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To: Red Badger

“Soy”

Absolutely not.

Soy contains isoflavones, which are structurally similar to estrogen.


46 posted on 08/22/2024 7:27:16 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Red Badger

I’m about 160 pounds and 71 years old. I’ve read that at that weight and age I need about 100 grams of protein a day.

I can read on a label that a scoop of protein powder is about 30 grams of protein.

How many grams of protein is in a handful of nuts. or chicken breast/leg/thigh, hamburger, a quarter cup of beans, a chicken egg, a cup of milk.


47 posted on 08/22/2024 7:48:56 AM PDT by ckilmer
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To: ckilmer

https://sunnybrook.ca/content/?page=handouts-protein-common-foods


48 posted on 08/22/2024 7:50:05 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ckilmer

https://sunnybrook.ca/uploads/1/programs/odette-cancer/patient-education/protein-in-common-foods.pdf


49 posted on 08/22/2024 7:50:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ansel12

Oh. I didn’t know. I don’t drink Tequila, or Mezcal. And I’ve never had the opportunity to eat the worm.

The truth is I don’t know if I’d actually try it if offered the chance.


50 posted on 08/22/2024 7:52:21 AM PDT by paint_your_wagon
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To: Red Badger

Food fads come and go. My Sister-in-law told me that in 1960 ADDED GLUTEN in baked goods was all the rage. Now it is “bad” for you.


51 posted on 08/22/2024 7:57:25 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free
His recommendation was about .9g/pound

That matches what I’ve read. I try for ~100 grams/day. I’m 71 and after a recent attack of pancreatitis, I had to give up milk (just couldn’t digest it any more) and found a vegetable (pea) protein shake that is quite tasty and provides about 32 grams/bottle.

I also switched from mostly beef to chicken and pork because of the same digestion problems. The results have been excellent. I’ve put on muscle and my energy level soared.

52 posted on 08/22/2024 8:14:26 AM PDT by BfloGuy ( Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas)
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To: paint_your_wagon

“”.........never had the opportunity to eat the worm.
The truth is I don’t know if I’d actually try it if offered the chance.””

Your experience would probably be like me and my buddies the first time we drank Mezcal.

Before opening the bottle no one is interested in eating the worm, at the end of the bottle we were fighting over it.


53 posted on 08/22/2024 8:30:41 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: Red Badger

Good post


54 posted on 08/22/2024 10:07:04 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: BfloGuy
I sometimes use Orgain protein drinks available at Costco for about $1 when discounted. I think they use pea protein. They have a 20g version and a 30g which costs more.

There was an informative article in the Costco magazine some months back. The guy who invented it was near death and couldn’t find a healthy protein drink, so he formulated his own. When he recovered he helped others and eventually started a business.

Glad your protein source switch to non-beef is working for you. We’ve recently switched to grass-fed hamburger. We’re working through inventories of commercial chicken and pork, since according to Dr. Mercola their diet is high in Linoleic Acid (omega-6), which is detrimental in excess. I remember about about ten years ago we got a free organic chicken from Whole Foods and it just tasted “right” but it was small. I suppose we should try that again.

55 posted on 08/22/2024 10:18:39 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free ( )
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To: Red Badger

Nope, it comes in powered form, chocolate my fav. One scoop per 8oz. water or milk.


56 posted on 08/22/2024 11:44:24 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: Red Badger
I'm a big fan of the ‘Alone” tv series. What I've learned from the survivors is:

1. Protein alone is not enough to sustain life, protein and fiber are not enough to sustain life
2. A person could eat rabbit every day and within 3 months starve to death, There is very little fat on a rabbit (the guy who killed a musk ox had all the meat he could eat but was starving because a badger stole the fat, so his body began to cannibalize itself)
3. Fat intake is needed to retain muscle while shedding bodyfat. had fish been plentiful for the entire period, everyone would have lost fat while retaining muscle. The best fish is salmon since it has a high fat content

The math: Protein yields 4 calories per gram; digesting 1 gram of protein expends 1.5 calories per gram for a net gain of 2.5 calories; digesting 100 grams of protein expends 40-150 calories depending on type of meat. Fat yields 9 calories per gram; digesting 1 gram of fat expends 0.03 calories for a net gain of 8.97 calories; digesting 100 grams of fat expends 30 calories. 100 grams is approximately 3-1/2 ounces. 3-1/2 ounces of cooked beef steak yields 192 calories, 21 grams of protein and 11.5 grams of fat before digestion.Fat takes much longer to digest than protein so is more hunger appeasing.

partly plagiarized from: https://www.ironcompany.com/blog/alone-diet

57 posted on 08/22/2024 1:58:08 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: Dave Wright

#2 microbiome fermentation.
You are making beer in your belly as you sleep.
That is why you wake up groggy in the morning...


58 posted on 08/24/2024 1:28:15 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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