How Much Protein Is Needed?
How much protein is necessary?
This is a widely debated subject and often heated discussion in the health and wellness community.
In the example of mother’s milk, which consists of 7% protein, our requirements are moderate compared to the publicly accepted rates of a high protein diet. Eating a diet filled with a variety of fruits and vegetables will be more than adequate to meet your requirements. Many fruits contain 4-8% protein, and most vegetables range from 10-30% protein.
Although this number varies depending on many factors, on average, an adult male may need around 0.3 to 0.4 gm per kg of weight or 0.01 ounces per pound of weight. So a 150 pound person would require about 2.11 ounces of protein per day. This is extremely low and as you can see you can easily meet this requirement with any variety of plant based foods. Part of the reason the requirement is so low is that we efficiently recycle between 100 to 300 grams of our own protein every day. This helps build new protein by breaking down the amino acids we eat and synthesize every day.
Most American’s already eat between 10 - 30% of their daily intake as protein, which is high. This is largely an animal based diet that leads to many diseases and increased health risk factors as research has proven.
