How much Protein should you consume on daily basis?

Why this importance only to protein??

Few nutrients are as important as protein.Protein is a key nutrient for gaining muscles strength and size,losing fat, and smashing hunger. This macronutrient is crucial for building and maintaining muscle mass. It also increases satiety, which is why it is that much important for all of us. Read till last to gain some interesting facts about it. 

Proteins are the main building blocks of our body used to make muscles, tendons, organs and skins etc.

Life without protein would be like a journey without a car.

Proteins are made up of smaller molecules called amino acids which are linked together, these linked molecule form a long protein chain.

How much protein is healthy??

However, there are vastly different opinions on how much protein a person should eat.

According to DRI is 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight or roughly 0.36 grams per pound.

This also depends what your future goal is and what type of workout you do. Whether you are a athlete or bodybuilder or just a normal guy who's lifestyle is sort of sedentary or you are a pregnant mother, in all case protein requirement is different from person to person and body to body.

All it also depends whether you have to gain weight or cut down fat.

Before starting any sort of medication or supplements please go to your family doctor to get a more prescribed format of what you need. This is just a lookout of how much one can take.

Taking above the prescribed level is at your own risk. 

Athletes and bodybuilders can take 0.9-1 or even 2 grams of protein per kg of  body weight. For those who are at there peak level they can take 3 grams per body weight.

A sedentary guy needs 0.8 grams of protein per kg of  body weight.

An older person needs 1.2-1.5 grams per kg of body weight.

A mother who is pregnant needs a total of 75-100 grams of protein per day for better growth of fetal tissues .

From where you can get the required protein ?

Since each high protein food has different amino profile so it is recommended to eat different range of protein sources.

Some are as follows:

1. Chicken breast

2. Eggs

3. Fish

4. Red meat

If you are looking for vegan sources then here they are:

1. Soyabeens

2. Tofu

3. Cottage Cheese

4. Legumes 

5. Nuts

6. Seeds like pumpkin, sunflower, chia, flaxseeds etc

7. Seitan

8. Pulses

And if still you are not able to get that required protein intake daily then you can go for whey protein powders which roughly contain 23-24 grams of pure protein per scoop, which further depends on brands to brands.

At the end i have placed a link to some of the whey protein which i am using and have heard from my colleagues that they are good to use. 

How to calculate your amount of protein??

There are many fitness calculators that help you find your protein intake amount . Be sure to first take out your total amount of protein intake.

I hope my work helps you understand how much protein is required. Though this is a short guide but will help you. And you work does not end here, to those of you who are reading this please make sure you share this post to your friends, your family so that they can start taking right amount of protein in their life.

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