
How to Build & Maintain Muscle with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
Wild Health Podcast
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How to Determine the Appropriate Protein Intake for Your Client
The RDA is set at 0.8 grams per kilogram and we know that that is the minimum to prevent efficiencies right but people take that as the maximum in the standard it is too low. Newer evidence suggests that double that is in a more optimal range so 1.6 grams per kilograms would be ideal. Long periods of fasting is also not ideal for an aging individual again because where we have to stimulate muscle tissue. The first meal is the most valuable and I would like them to hit probably a protein threshold of about 50 grams to really max out this muscle protein synthesis then the last meal should also.
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