Why Not Move Some Protein From Dinner To Breakfast? Science Explains.
Too much protein at dinner, if you do not use it, you lose it.
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7 min readFeb 6, 2020
Today, most Americans are consuming about 100g protein per day [1], equivalent to about 1.1g protein per kg body weight. Hence, most Americans exceed the RDA protein requirement (0.8g protein per kg body weight). This story is not to discuss whether we should promote a high-protein diet as Markham Heid has nicely discussed the protein debate in the Heated.
Instead, let’s think about how to make the most use out of the amount of protein we consume daily. The US RDA [2] and the distinguished European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) [3] recommend us to consume 0.8g protein per body weight every day, an average American man who weighs 90kg [4] is then recommended to consume 72g…
