How much protein are we supposed to get each day? It's not an exact number. It depends on how old you are and how much you weigh. If you are over 19 years old, for every pound you weigh, you need to eat .36g of protein (for every kg you weigh, you need to eat .8g of protein). See the chart below to see what the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) is for women.
| Weight | Protein per day |
|---|---|
| 100 lbs (45 kg) | 36g |
| 105 lbs (47.25 kg) | 37.8g |
| 110 lbs (49.5 kg) | 39.6g |
| 115 lbs (51.75 kg) | 41.4g |
| 120 lbs (54 kg) | 43.2g |
| 125 lbs (56.25 kg) | 45g |
| 130 lbs (58.5 kg) | 46.8g |
| 135 lbs (60.75 kg) | 48.6g |
| 140 lbs (63 kg) | 50.4g |
If you want to know how much protein you need for your specific weight, just multiply your weight in pounds by .36, or your weight in kg by .8.
Fit's Tips: If you are an extremely active person, and are hard-core exercising daily, on a competitive sport team, or are in training, your protein needs will be higher. You'll need .45 - .54g of protein per pound you weigh (1 - 1.2g per kg). Also, the RDA of protein increases by 30 grams if you are pregnant, and 20 grams if you are nursing.
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Awesome. I'm a vegetarian and my mom is always on my case that I don't get enough protein. Now I can show her that I get more than enough.
1i didnt realize i needed to add ore for nursing
thanks
2I probably eat 2 pounds of meat a day, sometimes more: I wonder HOW BAD/GOOD that is for me...hmmm!?
3I do not eat any fatty gross meats though like pig...
does anyone know what happens if you eat too much protein? is it bad?
4good to know, thanks!
5otionfrost, the answer is that it becomes fat.
6yeah its not good eat ingest too much protein. Look up the RDA on it. The dietary allowance will show you how much is too much.
7It does not "become" fat. Foods do not change food groups when you eat too much of them. Excess can be stored in fat cells and that's certainly not the full extent of overeating from any one particular food.
8The RDA of protein is the MINIMUM for decent survival and is far from OPTIMAL. Forget about counting calories and stick to this simple plan: eat 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight and 1 gram of carbs per pound of body weight per day. It is not easy to meet this goal as a vegan but I do it. You can eat as much leafy, fibrous veggies as you like as the calories used trying to digest them is higher than the calories they contain. Even with a sedentary lifestyle this diet will help you reach your optimal BMI. Don't worry about counting carbs and RDA. Just do it and your body will thank you. Please research further if interested.
9I dont want to scary you, but the more meat/diary you eat the more acid your body becomes, and in order to bring it back to normal (ph7.3-7.6) slightly alkaline state it uses calcium from the bones and teeth. First when the doctor says that u have calcium insufficiency, you already will know what is the cause. And second please make some research about under what conditions the words diseases appear (cancer and so on) and why the cells start overgrowing.
It's not the amount of protein that matters but the type, if ur a vegetarian you will not be able to eat more than 60-80g of proteins per day (due to a very smart balance of nutrients in the beans and soy which are known to be the most rich in proteins) - this was done on purpose, we are vegs by nature and we should be eating no more than 30-60g (the chart is quite good), but since the introduction of other foods that are not designed for us into our diet we discovered all these diseases.
Look around, and tell me what other animals have diabetes, cancers and so on, only the ones that we keep around our house and which we feed as we think we should. Go into nature and start changing the diet of a monkey from the forest, you will see that it will start developing all the diseases possible. Look at the books such as "The china study" or the "there is cure for diabetes" and see the research figures that prove my words. Food is our best drug! I hope one day kids will be taught nutrition guidelines in schools, because no matter if ur very smart and intelligent if you have a migraine your smartness and ingenuity is useless. Try to research and spread the word - i am doing it already, we deserve to be healthy!!!
10vadim, everything you say is so true! I am a new vegan just starting to research veganism. I just wish I would have started this years ago. I am so excited to start feeling healthy and alive!
11It is possible to overtax your kidneys with protein, but as long as you stay hydrated and active, you should be okay. However, it is possible to take too many amino acids, and i will tell you, it is not a fun experience. So if you are consuming mass amounts of protein everyday, try to drink .5 oz of water per pound of body weight, .66 if you are taking any other supplements as in creatine or anything of that nature. I hope this helps otionfrost.
12ok so I go to school in the morning, come home and workout for about an hour and a half, then go to work for 8 hours loading airplanes, so it's pretty strenuous work. I wouldn't call my workouts intense, but I work out 5 times a week as well as all that other stuff. So my question is, does this constitute an "extremely active" lifestyle? Should I be eating .54 grams of protein per pound of body weight?
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