Here's how much protein you need in a day — despite what TikTok may say

How much protein should you eat in a day? If you take the question to TikTok, the answer might be overwhelming as influencers tout the benefits of high-protein diets.

How much protein should you eat in a day? 

If you take the question to TikTok, the answer might be overwhelming, as influencers tout the benefits of high-protein diets to build muscle and lose weight, often recommending well over 100 grams of the macronutrient a day.

Experts say it’s important to get the recommended minimum 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight a day (a kilogram is equal to 2.2 pounds). For the average person who weighs 150 pounds, that would be at least 54 grams of protein daily.

Aiming for closer to 150 grams of protein — which is more like 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, if you weigh 150 pounds — is beyond the recommended amount for even a 150-pound Olympic athlete.

“Most of us are not competing for an Olympic medal,” said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/protein-need-eat-day-diet-tiktok-influencers-rcna164734

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