1 gram of protein per pound of body weight! does this apply to...?

It applies to anyone trying to gain muscle. You don't have to necessarily be trying to become a bodybuilder or get bulky. This applies to men and women. It can be hard without powders though. Try having protein with every meal, and work into snacks like yogurt, nuts, and soy all have proteins. It can be done naturally :)

you really only need 1-1.5 grams per lb of lean body mass to maintain a positive nitrogen balance in the body. first determine the amount of LBM that you have. ex. 175 lbs x 15% body fat = 148 lbs of non-fat. for a person that lifts weights regularly and wants to increase muscle mass I would put 148 grams of protein as the minimum daily. for someone who does lift or not that often and swam more. they could probably get away with a lower amount then 148 grams since swimming isn't as catabolic of an exercise as resistance training. protein is only part of the equation for increasing muscle mass. you need a plentiful supply of carbohydrates to keep insulin levels stable and slightly elevated. try 40% of the cals from protein, 40% from carbs and 20% from fats. if you have a true fast metabolism (much lower than average body fat percentage) and are very active then you may need to go up to 50%+ carbs

It's definitely not for everyone, only for people who want to gain muscle mass (and it's not certain your body can process all this protein, anyway).

The fact that it's so hard to get this amount of protein from your food is exactly the reason why people use protein supplements.

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How Much Protein Do We Really Need For A Healthy Diet?

How much protein you need, and what are the best forms,

can and do cause heated debates. I have received some

emails from those concerned whether they were getting

enough protein on the plan. If you follow the basics

and eat a big raw salad before your lunch and dinner

like I suggest, you will see from the info below that

you are in fact getting plenty of good protein as well

as an abundance of living enzymes that support every

function of the body.

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Whether you choose to eat animal products or not, that

is your choice. But how much protein do you really need?

And are animal products the only way to get the protein

that is so vital to our health?

Do you need to eat meat for breakfast lunch and dinner or

include some at every meal like the high protein diets suggest?

Many say meat is the way to go because it was man's first

food. Well, I guess it will depend on which book you are reading

to find out about the history of man.

Finding out how much protein you need will also depend

on who you are listening to at the moment and their thoughts

on the consumption of animal products. Eating meat and eating

as much as you want is really the "in" thing right now. But I need

you to know that I get emails all the time from people who say

the high protein diet worked for them in the past, but for some

reason, it stopped working and they can no longer lose weight

following it. It is partly to do with all the muscle meats

suppressing thyroid function which will slow or cease weight loss.

According to Dr. M. Ted Morter, Jr., of Your Health--Your

Choice, 'the problem with protein is excess'. "Following the

premise, if a little protein is good, a lot is better can

lead you down the garden path to disease."

Dr. Morter suggests keeping your daily animal protein

intake under 47 grams per day (that is less than 2 ounces!)

and keep protein pig-outs limited to rare special occasions.

He believes that you can maintain glowing health on a

daily protein intake of the amount that is in two eggs.

You would be surprised to know that you probably eat more

protein than you think.

Protein is found in many foods besides animal products.

For example, one slice of cheese pizza has 6 grams of

protein and 1 cup of potatoes has 7 grams of protein,

yet most people wouldn't even think they were getting

protein at all from potatoes.

In keeping with Dr. Morter's suggestion of 47 grams of

protein a day, he also says to make sure and include protein

from foods other than animal products. He states, "Even without meat,

a variety of typical American foods will give you at least enough protein."

No authorities completely agree on how much protein we

actually need. Here are more suggestions on protein

amounts from various organizations:

1. Reports from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

estimate that we need 2 1/2 percent of our daily calories

from protein.

2. The World Health Organization sets protein requirements

at 4 1/2 percent of caloric intake per day for both men

and women.

3. The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy

of Sciences gives a range of 4 1/2 to 6 percent as the

range for the needs of protein for 98 percent of the US

population.

4. The National Research Council cites a figure of 8 percent

of our daily calories needing to be coming from protein.

Beef cattle, deer, elk, bison, etc., all animals with ample

and massive muscle, don't have any problem gaining their

protein (and calcium) from plants. Granted, they have a

different digestion process than we do, but Living Well does

not promote the consumption of grass or grazing on it all day.

People that eat a diet high in raw leafy green vegetables, a wide

assortment of all other kinds of vegetables, beans, seeds, and

whole grains, will not be lacking in protein.

I have always gone by feel when it comes to eating animal

protein myself. Some days I just feel I need a few eggs so I

eat them. Going by "feel" when deciding to include small amounts

of cheese, meat, eggs, etc. is fine to do.

Listen to your body. When you do think of eating animal

products it will be healthier to eat them sparingly.

Consider this. The most we ever grow is from when we are

born to age six months. During that time we double our birth weight.

You would think that a little person who is doubling in size

would need more protein than anyone. But breast milk, the perfect

food for the baby with just the right amount of protein,

carbohydrates, fats, and enzymes is only about 5-8 percent protein

(the number varies depending on the sour