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How much protein you really need each day – and where you’re going wrong
It’s important to understand how much protein your body really needs each day, as it’s an essential part of the human diet and not just for the gym bros.
Protein is a nutrient your body needs to grow, and it acts as the basic building blocks of life. But understanding how to get a healthy amount of protein intake, which food you can source it from, and where you might have been going wrong, is tough. Countless articles and equations on the right amount proves its different for everyone, but an expert has given a simple solution that’s not only easy to remember, but to implement.
Protein is essential for your health
Proteins are made up of chemical ‘building blocks’ known as amino acids. The human body uses amino acids to build and repair muscles and bones, to make hormones and enzymes and to be used as an energy source.
As one of the three macronutrients (along with carbs and fat) that make up food, protein is essential for health, and particularly important for those who are active or trying to lose fat.
By helping your body feel fuller for longer, protein can prevent you from overeating and in turn achieve a healthy body weight.
A nutrition coach provides an easy way to calculate how much protein you need.
0.75 grams of protein per pound of body weight is the correct amount of protein to consume for optimal health.
To figure this out for your body, start by weighing yourself and converting the measurement to pounds. Next, multiply 0.75 per pound of your body weight. Now aim to reach your protein goal in your diet.
But there’s other things you need to be wary of.
Where you’re going wrong with protein intake
The proteins in your body are constantly repaired and replaced, so WebMD advice suggests you need to keep eating foods with protein, containing essential amino acids.
Animal products that contain protein include beef, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy. Plant-based proteins include soy products like tofu, edamame, tempeh, and miso, as well as quinoa, buckwheat, hempseed, and blue-green algae.
You might have been going wrong if you have tried to hit a particular protein goal to help lose weight in the past.
If youre on a weight loss journey, you should calculate the weight you want to be at and then calculate your protein goal accordingly. Otherwise, you’ll be eating a large amount of protein that will not only make you feel ‘miserable’, but it’ll be hard to maintain. It also won’t be a healthy, balanced diet.
