Why You Should Avoid Eating Ridiculous Amounts of Protein

More isn’t always better.

Zack Harris
Publishous
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3 min readJan 27

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Eating enough protein is a prerequisite to building muscle.

But how much is “enough” in the first place?

The research pretty conclusively advises that somewhere in the ballpark of one gram of protein per pound of lean body mass is probably enough to maximize protein’s…

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Zack Harris
Publishous

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