Can you eat too much protein? Interesting article and I would love feedback on topic

[Mezthemaster]

I have been researching and have come across many different articles and websites talking about how much protein you should eat blah blah blah...

I currently eat 200g of protein per day, but I have been having stomach and digestion issues recently. I am wondering if I should cut down on my protein consumption or not.

On an average day I eat the following:

Oatmeal 7g or egg whites 20g
pure protein bar 20g
Cho Bani Yogurt/almonds 30g
Tuna wrap for lunch with almonds/ 30g
dinner I always have protein, which varies from mainly chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon with veggies/ plain baked potato 50g
whey protein shake after workout 50g

Now I have read the following article, and want to know more about the topic of dietary proteins, whey proteins, and if my diet is the reason for my recent stomach issues. I also went to my doctor, and he did not really help. So I am going to try and figure things out before I have to go see a specialist.

Two of the articles that really caught my attention

http://megansmind-holisticwellness.b...h-protein.html
http://megansmind-holisticwellness.b...etes-best.html

[ELLSKIES]

Well, if you eat more protein than your body can synthesize, the extra protein is converted to glycogen. If your liver and muscle glycogen stores are already full, then the glycogen is converted to bodyfat for storage. So yeah, there's no point in eating more protein than necessary. In fact, some fat loss "experts" (like Josef Rakich), advocate eating 1 gram of protein per pound of LEAN body mass, not total bodyweight. I personally seem to do fine with 1 gram per pound of lean body mass. It leaves more room in my macros for yummy carbs and fat! )

[EjnarKolinkar]

Piffle. I am going to take everything bad imagined or real and write a blog post with no citations OP, you can bet your health on it too at your own risk.

You could probably get by fine at 180g protein a day. Your fat and fiber intakes look low. Are you constipated brah?


http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=121703981

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=136691851

Some basics of nutrition, try to compose a more balanced approach to nutrition with the above sticky links.

[ironwill2008]

I have been researching and have come across many different articles and websites talking about how much protein you should eat blah blah blah...

I currently eat 200g of protein per day, but I have been having stomach and digestion issues recently. I am wondering if I should cut down on my protein consumption or not.

On an average day I eat the following:

Oatmeal 7g or egg whites 20g
pure protein bar 20g
Cho Bani Yogurt/almonds 30g
Tuna wrap for lunch with almonds/ 30g
dinner I always have protein, which varies from mainly chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon with veggies/ plain baked potato 50g
whey protein shake after workout 50g

Now I have read the following article, and want to know more about the topic of dietary proteins, whey proteins, and if my diet is the reason for my recent stomach issues. I also went to my doctor, and he did not really help. So I am going to try and figure things out before I have to go see a specialist.

Two of the articles that really caught my attention

http://megansmind-holisticwellness.b...h-protein.html
http://megansmind-holisticwellness.b...etes-best.html

You need to be far more selective about your sources of nutrition science/advice.

In the links you list, I stopped reading here:

Grams of protein needed each day

Men ages 19 – 70+ ..........56

It's difficult to say what the cause of your stomach issue might be. It may be that you've become lactose intolerant. That will be something to discuss further with your doc.




As EjnarKolinkar pointed out, where's the dietary fat and fiber?




Instead reading uncited and unsubstantiated drivel on lay websites intended for soccer moms, start reading the stickies at the top of this forum. After that, here are some top-notch nutrition sites:

http://alanaragon.com/


http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/


http://www.maxcondition.com/news.php


http://leangains.com

[Mezthemaster]

Thanks for all the helpful information thus far. I am not taking these articles very seriously, but I wanted to stir up the conversation on this topic to help myself create a healthier diet. I am not constipated, but I definitely go to the bathroom much less now, then I ever have before.

Now when you talk about not enough dietary fats in my diet, doesn't eating tuna/chicken/salmon/almonds on a daily basis cover the amounts of fats I need.

Also I do think I need more fiber in my diet, and I am going to work on that

[ironwill2008]

Now when you talk about not enough dietary fats in my diet, doesn't eating tuna/chicken/salmon/almonds on a daily basis cover the amounts of fats I need.

it depends on how much of those food items you're eating. A 180 pounder should be consuming a minimum of about 90 grams of fat per day.





Not to go OT, but if you're consuming tuna on a daily basis, you might want to do a forum search here on mercury contamination.

[Mezthemaster]

thanks for all the advice. Maybe I will start taking a multivitamin as well and adjust my diet. Hopefully that will help

[snorkelman]

Maybe I will start taking a multivitamin as well and adjust my diet.

Adjusting your diet makes sense when reading this thread, but why are you considering using a multivitamin? Did you come to that conclusion from reading some comment in this thread?

[Mezthemaster]

I think a multivitamin will help me get the vitamins my body needs, and is lacking from my current diet. I don't think it could hurt me? This is why I post things in here. I like to hear opinions, but I never just start taking something without really looking through my options

[snorkelman]

While most consider him a troll, you may find some posts by a user called Vitamin Vendetta (maybe no space?) to be interesting. Do a search.