How much protein we can eat in an hour?

[prince0fpersia]

Hi

I've read some articles that said we can eat from 10 to 40 grams of protein in a meal and mote than it will loss by excrete. I have two questions:

1- which one is true for eating protein in a meal? 10,20,30 or40 grams in a meal?
2- How much time should be between meals?

for example, we know one litter of milk has about 7grams of whey protein and 28grams of casein. If someone drinks one litter milk after workout, what happens in his body?
I've read in many articles our body can absorb only 10g of protein in an hour, and also the whey protein can be digested with 10g per hour rate and casein with 6.2g per hour. So in first hour, 7grams of whey and 3grams of casein will absorbed and in next hour 6g of casein? and it takes another 3hours to absorb all of its protein(A total of 5 hours)?

Also a bad thing I read in an article was that it said the transit time of something we eat in gut is very important. And because of fast transition of liquid things our body only has 1.5hours to digest and absorb milks protein, so we lose about 17g of its protein!!!(I must mention article was about whey supplements, and wrote whey supplements uses as liquid state, so its transition time is 1.5 and ....)

What do you think/know guys?

[Follix]

1) In the grand scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
2) Base your meal timing upon personal preference.

In other words, just reach your daily target and you will be fine.

[Cronos1247]

Your body is smarter than people give it credit for. You're splitting hairs it looks like (I didn't read all of the details), just eat to your target and don't worry about consuming X amount of protein in one sitting because someone said your body can only digest so much at once. Go eat a 16oz steak and tell me if you **** out whole pieces of steak because you couldn't digest/absorb it.

[tbarabash]

Digestion doesn't happen fully in an hour or two. Think of last time you ate corn. How long did it take before you saw it when you took a dump. 36 hours? 48 hours? Digestion is a slowly occurring process that takes place through a large part of your digestive system, your body is very efficient and does not normally blow undigested food out of your butt if you eat too much protein. Eat to satiate your hunger and meet your lifestyle and you should be just fine, no need to overthink it.

[Mdenatale]

Digestion doesn't happen fully in an hour or two. Think of last time you ate corn. How long did it take before you saw it when you took a dump. 36 hours? 48 hours? Digestion is a slowly occurring process that takes place through a large part of your digestive system, your body is very efficient and does not normally blow undigested food out of your butt if you eat too much protein. Eat to satiate your hunger and meet your lifestyle and you should be just fine, no need to overthink it.

Thanks for the lovely mental picture lol. But your point is correct.



Also OP, no food you eat is ever excreted or wasted. It is all used as energy.

[WonderPug]

1. Generally speaking, at least 250 to 400 grams.
2. Anything from an hour to 24 hours is fine, based on personal preference, convenient and situation.

[TypeNirvash]

1. Generally speaking, at least 250 to 400 grams.
2. Anything from an hour to 24 hours is fine, based on personal preference, convenient and situation.

Is that because while your body may not digest it immediately, it will do so eventually? Just curious, because I constantly hear an argument against this from the vegan that works in my office who's constantly telling me that I shouldn't eat anything with over 20g of protein per meal.

If possible, would you be able to elaborate upon why the body can do this? Not criticizing, or disputing, just asking for further information if possible.

I do regularly eat over 20g protein per meal, but I do so only following the knowledge that I've picked up. I do not understand the science behind it fully.

[ironwill2008]

How much protein we can eat in an hour?

I once ate an entire 24 oz Porterhouse steak, along with a baked potato and a salad, in 50-55 minutes. That's about my max; I was stuffed.

[Jcart159]

I once ate an entire 24 oz Porterhouse steak, along with a baked potato and a salad, in 50-55 minutes. That's about my max; I was stuffed.

So you would say something along the lines of... I dono... 350 grams?

[ironwill2008]

So you would say something along the lines of... I dono... 350 grams?

I think it was about 160-170g, and the fat content was about that much too. Dang, it was good.

[WonderPug]

Is that because while your body may not digest it immediately, it will do so eventually? Just curious, because I constantly hear an argument against this from the vegan that works in my office who's constantly telling me that I shouldn't eat anything with over 20g of protein per meal.

Why not simply ignore folks who lack even the most basic understanding of physiology, just as you would ignore folks that claim the sun revolves around the earth?

And if you want to help those folks who currently lack any knowledge about the subject, show them this:

A lot of people take for granted what the human body is capable. One can consume more than 30 g of protein in one sitting because of the intestinal braking system, the most significant of which is the ileal brake:



So the ileal brake controls the rate of how much food enters the small intestine so that absorption is maximized and food doesn't go to waste. In other words, it will slow down digestion essentially so that the small intestine can take its sweet time and absorb nutrients without being rushed into absorbing everything all at once. One study, showed maximum absorption rates to be as high as 10 g/hour for protein (for pure whey), although only a few proteins were measured. When you factor in a mixed diet and other sources of protein, you can expect lower rates of absorption such that it seems that a lot of protein may indeed go to waste. However, that study does not take into account the fact that the gastrointestinal system can adapt to diet, meaning that amino acid absorption can improve when the GI tract exposed to higher protein loads. To sum it all up, your intestines take care of the possible issues and make it all work in the end.

If protein was not actually broken down, then it would not even be absorbed by the intestine. If large peptides did make it into systemic circulation, your immune system would react to it and you could possibly get a food allergy from that (and this can happen with a diseased gut). A healthy small intestine makes sure that only broken down protein (amino acids, dipeptides, and tripeptides) get absorbed. Any protein that is not broken down (certain proteins and chains that are not bioavailable, that is) is not absorbed either goes to the large intestine where bacteria will use it for its own consumption or gets pooped out. It will not be turned into fat for storage because it does not enter systemic circulation in the first place.

Hope that helps. My fingers are tired.

[adoniscomplex]

I was hoping this thread was people trying to see how much protein they could actually eat in an hour
Like just filled with YouTube videos 1 hour long of people eating chicken washing it down with why shakes seeing if they could force them selves to eat 500gs of protein in an hour
Just for the fun of trying it

[magician27]

eat some meat every 4-5 hours you will be fine. who says you cant eat more than 10-40 grams protein in a meal ? what if you eat 100 grams ? you think that protein gets digested and dissapears in 1 hour ? red meat can take up to 48 hours to digest for example. eating all protein in one meal is maybe extreme but if you are eating 3 meals , its good enough

[Merial20]

I got into the best shape of my life by cramming 160g protein in a 2 hour window. The more you eat in a sitting, the slower your food digests. We have a process called the ileal brake which slows digestion. Think more in daily/weekly numbers. Eat when you want within your caloric/macro goal while optimizing mood, satiety, and gym performance

[TypeNirvash]

Why not simply ignore folks who lack even the most basic understanding of physiology, just as you would ignore folks that claim the sun revolves around the earth?

And if you want to help those folks who currently lack any knowledge about the subject, show them this:

Well, for starters, doesn't it just hurt you inside when somebody is banging their head against the proverbial wall and no matter what you say or do, they just don't seem to get it? Of course, I probably should be ignoring people like that, but I feel like if we're going to say things with such certainty at least let it be the correct information!

And thank you for helping to provide that information to me

[ChaoticReignPbt]

I once ate 3lbs of steak tips when me and my buddy went way overboard grilling. So I'd say....about tree fiddy.

[snorkelman]

...I constantly hear an argument against this from the vegan that works in my office who's constantly telling me that I shouldn't eat anything with over 20g of protein per meal.

Ask your vegan co-worker to explain why humans did not go extinct when they hunted and maybe caught a single big fish and ate the fish all at once, and had no more protein for a couple more days?

[byates5637]

Damn corn only has like a 12 hour transit time for me. Eat it for dinner, see it in the morning. 48 hours sounds insane. You bros must be full of poop all the time.

[hanger1989]

If this logic was true, it would be a waste of money buying steaks, as even an 8oz one has nearly 70 grams.

[VmissileX]

Digestion doesn't happen fully in an hour or two. Think of last time you ate corn. How long did it take before you saw it when you took a dump. 36 hours? 48 hours? Digestion is a slowly occurring process that takes place through a large part of your digestive system, your body is very efficient and does not normally blow undigested food out of your butt if you eat too much protein. Eat to satiate your hunger and meet your lifestyle and you should be just fine, no need to overthink it.

WTFBRO Don't go there

[ErikTheElectric]

Personally I could eat 300-400g of protein in an hour.

[AlwaysTryin]

Personally I could eat 300-400g of protein in an hour.

Exactly

I was going to answer well in excess of ~500-600g.

[ErikTheElectric]

Exactly

I was going to answer well in excess of ~500-600g.

You just had to one up me, didn't you?

[TelP]

I was hoping this thread was people trying to see how much protein they could actually eat in an hour
Like just filled with YouTube videos 1 hour long of people eating chicken washing it down with why shakes seeing if they could force them selves to eat 500gs of protein in an hour
Just for the fun of trying it

That does sound fun, I know what I'm doing next bulk.

[snorkelman]

My buddy Pete has ingested 900 grams of whey in 3 1/2 minutes

[AlwaysTryin]

You just had to one up me, didn't you?

No. I was agreeing with you saying I was going to answer saying a lot.

[CycoCyclone]

eat some meat every 4-5 hours you will be fine. who says you cant eat more than 10-40 grams protein in a meal ? what if you eat 100 grams ? you think that protein gets digested and dissapears in 1 hour ? red meat can take up to 48 hours to digest for example. eating all protein in one meal is maybe extreme but if you are eating 3 meals , its good enough

Why would you need to eat meat every 4-5 hours when it takes that long to digest?

[SeanM4]

You can eat as much protein as you can stuff in your mouth and down your throat.

[ErikTheElectric]

No. I was agreeing with you saying I was going to answer saying a lot.

I'll stop joking around from now on..

[ironwill2008]

Back IN before Furious Pe...............nvm