“A woman weighing 72kg, for example, should consume 54g of protein daily, while a man weighing 87kg should consume 73g.
Our recommended protein intake changes as we age, with adults aged over 70 requiring 25 per cent more protein than younger people – or around 67g of protein daily for women and 91g for men.”
the above is pretty much in line with the RDA for protein ...
the problem is that only meat can provide the recommended daily amount of protein without also including an exorbitant amount of calories
i recently looked at a chart of various foods which listed both their protein content in grams and calorie content.
Only meat and seafood have a calorie/gm-protein ratio of 6-8 calories per gram protein ... dairy products have a ratio greater than 8 calories per gm protein ... eggs are 12 calories to 1 gm protein, nuts are in the range of 25 calories per gm protein ... most legumes are 15 to 1 ... grains are in the range of 25 calories per gm protein ...
everything you were told about how nuts and beans and grains were good sources of protein is bullshit when you look at the actual numbers ...
thus, even without the massive amount of sugars that most folks consume, it’s no wonder almost everyone is porked out: it’s nearly impossible to obtain the required protein without also consuming MASSIVE anounts of calories unless the diet is mostly meat ... people are basically starving for protein and it drives them to eat huge quantities of foods that are poor sources of protein ...
“the problem is that only meat can provide the recommended daily amount of protein without also including an exorbitant amount of calories”