Are You Eating Too Much Protein?

re: Are You Eating Too Much Protein?

maxjohnson — 1/5/2020 6:43:02 PM

It's healthier to eat 100gram of protein in one meal a day, than a total of 50 gram of protein spread among three meals a day. Carb and frequency of eating have a bigger and longer lasting effect on insulin and IGF1 than protein.

re: Are You Eating Too Much Protein?

stoneharbor — 1/5/2020 7:00:57 AM

I really appreciate this article. It doesn't have a "references" section, but the reader can get more information on the harm of excess protein intake by clicking on Dr. Mercola's highlighted "too much protein" link in the text.

Too much protein can be way more damaging than too little on a day-to-day basis. That is, it should be more feared and avoided than an occasional day with little protein.

What I didn't see here, but would also mention, is the danger of having excess protein go through the small intestine and remain undigested as it enters the colon where it just putrefies.

www.researchgate.net/.../51837843_Relevance_of_protein_fermentation_to_gut_health

Further, if you only wish to maintain or build muscle, eating more than 20 gm of protein in a single meal is not going to help you in that regard. It's wasted, and possibly goes to putrefaction anyway. The human body only produces so much of the protein digesting enzymes in a single meal. Eat more than that and you are wasting the protein and damaging your body via what will take place in the colon.

www.precisionnutrition.com/protein-limit

For exactly how, where, and by which acids and enzymes protein is digested, here's a quick lesson:

www.fitday.com/.../protein-digestion-and-absorption-in-laymans-terms.html

More on the importance of the TYPE of protein you consume:

180degreehealth.com/amino-acids-metabolic-syndrome

re: Are You Eating Too Much Protein?

Almond — 1/4/2020 1:31:04 AM

Most of the year, I consume meat as a condiment. For example, in soups made from bone broth. Stews. Or in stir-frys. We also consume fish. About half and half. We usually consume meat no more than once a day. 2 days a week may be vegetarian. In winter, we consume meat or fish more often, but have less eggs. We eat more eggs in spring and summer when hens are laying well. In late summer and fall, at harvest time, we are mostly vegetarian, simply because the freshly-picked food is so good that we do not want to eat much else. During hunting season, we look forward to more meat.

When a person has cancer, they are often deficient in enzymes. So, the protein you want your body consuming is the cancerous mass... not expending energy trying to digest meals of meat. On the few occasions meat is eaten (maybe once a week, or less, in small amounts), it should be nutrient dense organ meats, esp. liver. If possible, game meat is best as that is even more nutritious.