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Struggling to intake enough protein in a high protein diet

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botheredbythis · 27/02/2023 06:19

Aiming for 100g a day of protein but that's proving harder than I thought - was shocked to see that what I thought was my high protein diet, really wasn't.

So, for those of you on high protein - do you always have to have a protein powder shake/addition?

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StoneColdAlibi · 01/03/2023 10:14

MatchaTea · 28/02/2023 21:18

Your misunderstanding is thinking that high protein will increase muscles .
Harvard says no: Extra protein does not build more muscle
www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/extra-protein-does-not-build-more-muscle
On the other hand, high protein will increase your risk of diabetes. a high dietary protein intake is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
says the medical journal Nature.
Then of course, the impact of High Protein/Low Carb (HP/LC) diet on brain mass The most unexpected result of our study was the loss of overall brain mass associated with a HP/LC diet. in other high protein diets shrink the brain.
molecularneurodegeneration.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1750-1326-4-40

Overall, what is to gain from a high protein diet? Was what the article about and .... who wrote it?

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Extra protein on it's own will not build muscle mass, but if you are lifting weights then it absolutely will.

Catspyjamas17 · 01/03/2023 10:39

But you will get that from lifting weights plus the normal protein you eat - unless you eat an unusually low amount.

Most people actually eat too much meat, and too much protein.

StoneColdAlibi · 01/03/2023 10:42

Catspyjamas17 · 01/03/2023 10:39

But you will get that from lifting weights plus the normal protein you eat - unless you eat an unusually low amount.

Most people actually eat too much meat, and too much protein.

For muscle <i>building</i> you need around 1.5 grams per kilo of body weight. For me that is 100g a day. Combined with lifting weights and plenty of resistance training.

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Catspyjamas17 · 01/03/2023 10:44

I don't worry about how much protein I have, as I know I have enough in my diet that I don't need any daft supplements or special foods, and I've still built muscle by going to the gym regularly. I'm not trying to bulk up or gain weight so I don't care.

brassbells · 01/03/2023 10:46

Eat lean cheese High protein
GRANADE protein drinks
Nuts
Omlettes cheese and spring onion
Chicken or beef dishes
Either Chic peas and/or lentils included into every dish

uhOhOP · 01/03/2023 18:09

"Daft supplements" 🤣🤣🤣 A strangeness has developed on this thread. Is it one-upmanship, or what?

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