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IMSOGIRL t1_itjq2xf wrote

Reply to comment by Seen_Unseen in World's largest protein factory uses fermentation to produce 20,000 tonnes of protein annually for use in fish food in China by mutherhrg

I don't think that's bad news because I think half of the median American protein consumption is about right, considering the penchant for overeating a lot of Americans have. Keep in mind:

42% of Americans are obese.

31% of Americans are not obese but are overweight.

https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity

So nearly 3 out of 4 Americans are eating too much.

And no, out of those 31%, the percentage of those who are bodybuilders is very tiny. Unless you're literally a bodybuilder with sculpted muscles and try to keep fat as low as possible, if your BMI is too high, you're almost certainly overweight.

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Admiral_Narcissus t1_itk3ten wrote

I'm pretty sure ther stat used is always obesity rather than overweight+.. because it sounds so much worse to say 73% of the population is thicc.

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Tycoon004 t1_itjwezm wrote

There's also that in general, most people vastly over-portion their proteins. If you're talking nutritionally, anything more than a 5oz(~40g protein) steak equivalent portion of a protein is getting mostly wasted. Yet most people probably easily double that for dinner. Do you often have gas, with absolutely raunchy farts? You've got the protein farts, a side effect of protein wasting.

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AnusCleavage t1_itk46mp wrote

Is this based on the idea that protein synthesis maxes out at around 30-40 grams of protein per meal? Because there’s a few new studies starting to pop up due to the rise in popularity of the OMAD diet and intermittent fasting. Not asking to be a dick just genuinely curious if I’ve missed anything and if there’s anything new worth reading on this topic.

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ChaosRevealed t1_itk6qin wrote

Humans can digest 100g or more protein a day. I (155lb) regularly ate that much to recover from training.

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Tycoon004 t1_itlq1dz wrote

Yes, per day. I'm talking within a meal window (1.5-2hrs). There's a reason most bodybuilders with huge macros eat like 6 times a day.

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Hobomanchild t1_itkbzoc wrote

Assuming everybody eats the same ratio of macros, sure. Most teletubbies I know are on the pasta, soda, and snack cake diet.

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