Daily Protein Requirement
There are many different opinions about the daily protein requirement. The one that I will give in this article is based on over 15 years of experience in the health, fitness and weight loss business. Your protein requirement will always depend on your goals and your body type. Since my site is about weight loss, and not weight gain or extreme weight training, the numbers that I will provide will be for helping people to lose weight. The ultimate way to calculate your protein requirement for the day is to first calculate your optimum daily calorie intake and then to use the best nutrient ratio for your body type. The first step, calculating your optimum daily calorie intake is done using this formula that takes into account your lean body mass. Once you have calculated your optimum daily calorie intake, using the 50-30-20 nutrient ratio you can divide all of your daily calories into the nutrients that will make up your daily meals. This is the best way to calculate your daily protein requirement. This means that 50% of your daily calories should come from carbohydrates, 30% from lean protein and 20% from dietary fat. This is a moderate approach and will provide your organism with everything it needs to function properly. If you consume this amount of calories on a daily basis, you will also lose weight on a daily basis. Since protein has a high thermic effect, and 30% of the calories that come from this nutrient get burned up by your body during the digestion and utilization process, there will be a calorie deficit that is created. This calorie deficit will force your body to use body fat deposits for energy, and you will lose weight. When you add cardio and weight training to your weight loss program you will increase your weight loss tremendously, and will reach your ideal weight in the fastest time possible. Cardio training burns unwanted body fat directly, and is the real secret to permanent fat loss!
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