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Is 3.7 grams of protein per kg too much ?

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0.8g/pound is for optimal protein intake for weight lifting people, not per kg.

You’d want something closer to 1.8g/kg. 3.7g/kg is unnecessarily high and most likely has you taking away too much from carbohydrates and/or fats to meet those goals unless you’re eating a frankly insane amount of food for the average person

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If my conversion from kg to pounds is correct, 3.7g of protein per kg of body weight is excessive.

If you don’t have a history of preexisting renal conditions, than nothing will happen to you from eating that much for whatever limited period of time you intend to do so. The potential health complications, if any, may come with prolonged intake at such a level. That’s regarding health.

In terms of that protein getting put to worthwhile use, excess protein intake doesn’t confer any benefits, as the body can only process but so much of it at a time, whether that be in one sitting or in total for the day. So you’re basically wasting your money by overdoing it to such a degree, as I’m hard-pressed to believe that you require that much protein at this current stage of your life and/or lifting career.

That said, you’d be best to stay within the commonly recommended amount of 1.2-1.7g of protein per kg of body weight.

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