Seen_Unseen t1_itjempy wrote
That's great news considering how seafood takes up 40% of their total protein consumption. To make matters "worse", they are still consuming barely half of what Americans consume protein wise so they still have a long way to catch up which they want with an increased personal wealth.
IMSOGIRL t1_itjq2xf wrote
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.
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.
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.
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.
ChaosRevealed t1_itk6qin wrote
Humans can digest 100g or more protein a day. I (155lb) regularly ate that much to recover from training.
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.
Admiral_Narcissus t1_itk3owe wrote
Should I be concerned about how you know so much about what comes out of my anus.
ManyIdeasNoProgress t1_itkhprg wrote
No. Move along now citizen.
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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