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Eating for a Stronger Self – How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

Wellness: Fact vs. Fiction

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What Is the Recommended Daily Allowance for Protein?

Protein is a super important part of our diet, our overall healthy dietary pattern. The RDA stands for recommended daily allowance and historically it has been 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight each day. But nowadays we have better methods to really understand how much protein we take. And one of these newer methods is the indicator amino acid oxidation technique. This overcomes a lot of the problems with nitrogen balance studies. It basically allows for assessment over a 24 hour period. So you really get to understand to know how much protein is needed. Based on these studies with this technique, now that 1.2 grams of protein per kilograms of body weight might be more appropriate as an R

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