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If you eat 60g of protein in one sitting, will your body use it all before it's excreted?

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“ You can eat as much protein as you want in one sitting. There is a limit in how fast your body can absorb protein, but any excess protein will simply reside in your gut.”

“ The body will tend to slow down absorption in response to how much you eat, as the presence of amino acids can self-regulate their own digestion.”

“ Moreover, your small intestines are able to absorb and store a large amount of amino acids, ready to be used when your body needs them”

Source: https://examine.com/nutrition/how-much-protein-can-you-eat-in-one-sitting/

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Your body will “use” it as a low digestion speed high quality energy source even after all the muscle rebuilding work is done. It’s not like it gets wasted and pooped out. If you are eating a huge calorie bomb and a ton of fat with it and hoping the protein is a benefit, then no, not great, but the grams of protein don’t become “not food” once you saturate your actual hard protein needs.

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The biggest problem you’re going to run into is kidney stones. High protein intake results in greater kidney stone production in as little as 6 weeks. A real life example would be Simone Biles the amazing gymnast that eats an athletic diet that has a large protein intake. She has had kidney stones before, and women typically don’t get kidney stones. Here’s a link for more information.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1169452/

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Not usually. It’s not a simple yes or no question; there are myriad factors involved in the answer. It’s also not completely settled science. But 60g would be above what some studies have shown can be absorbed in 1-2 hours.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828430/

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