How much protein is too much in one sitting?

[NutritionNutTX]

How much protein is too much in one sitting?

I try to eat 4500 cal per day, and with the 3:2:1 cal plan, I need 375 g of protein per day. I heard that your body can only use so much protein at one sitting, but I average 53.5 g per meal. (375/7= 53.5) Since sometimes I only eat about 30 g at a meal, I must make up for it later. How much is too much at one time?

[NutritionNutTX]

obviously not a hot topic

[Sumantek]

you're fine. think about it this way: when cave-men used to kill a wooly mammoth, they would eat thousands of grams of protein at a time and then not eat for a week or so. i would say there is SOME limit as to how much protein you can absorb, but 55 grams isn't anywhere near it.

[taffer]

as long as you dont eat all your protein in one sitting, you should be fine (try eating 375g protein in one sitting!)
you should be spreading your protein intake thoughout the day anyway

[Hi!]

A woman at GNC told me that your body couldn't absorb more than 27.5 grams of protein. So there!

[TDK]

lol, if a women at GNC said it, you know it's gotta be 100% true.
****, i remember when i asked about cell tech and they told me it gave most people steroid like gains, gotta love GNC

[godemiche]

lol,,, the women at gnc.... hummmm

anyways..
It you get your protein from different sources it will digest at different speeds...
like your whey protein digests within an hour, and your egg whites and milk take alittle longer to digest,,,, and then your meats take even longer...

I think the best thing to do is eat alot of different kinds of protein at a sitting... so it will digest at different times and keep you with a steady flow..

[johnster]

Try a scoop of whey isolate (23-25gms) in some cold water with your meal(s) - Or maybe 8ozs skim milk(unless you're holding off on the lactose).

[godemiche]

yup,,

pop a whey shake before you dig into your steak at night... that's alot of protein that will digest at completely different times...

[Need 2Whey more]

Be careful not consume too much per day, it may damage your kidneys. Over 50 grams is too much. Drink alot of water throughout the day to help with digesting all of that food.

There is no proof that cavemen ate thousands of grams of protein in one sitting. I read in this book of anthropology they ate hundreds, but i'm not sure about thousands. Who knows? Maybe they did, none of us were there.

[taffer]

Originally posted by Need 2Whey more
Be careful not consume too much per day, it may damage your kidneys. Over 50 grams is too much. Drink alot of water throughout the day to help with digesting all of that food.

thats untrue, it can only damage the kidneys if you already have a kidney condition, if your a healthy person, there isnt any risk

[NutritionNutTX]

I think that at around 215 lbs, I can take in at least 60 g or protein in a sitting easily. Doesnt seem to be a problem, just want to make sure I can get the most out of my protein. Also, I will try to mix up my protein more through the day.

So would a whey protein shake and a can of tuna be a good snack? I usually consume this around 11 30 or so, seems the whey would digest quickly and the tuna more slowly.

[bigredlemon]

Originally posted by taffer
thats untrue, it can only damage the kidneys if you already have a kidney condition, if your a healthy person, there isnt any risk

that's also false. if a person with a kidney operating at 50% capacity of a normal person will suffer damage from 90g per day, it would be stupid to presume no limit exists for someone with a kidney operating at 100%. It may be more than double the 90g/day suggested, but it certaintly isn't "no limit, no risk"

[Melkor]

Originally posted by NutritionNutTX
So would a whey protein shake and a can of tuna be a good snack? I usually consume this around 11 30 or so, seems the whey would digest quickly and the tuna more slowly.

Yes, especially in milk.

[NutritionNutTX]

Originally posted by bigredlemon
that's also false. if a person with a kidney operating at 50% capacity of a normal person will suffer damage from 90g per day, it would be stupid to presume no limit exists for someone with a kidney operating at 100%. It may be more than double the 90g/day suggested, but it certaintly isn't "no limit, no risk"

So are you saying that there is a definite limit to the amount of protein one can take in?

[Melkor]

Put it this way. There is a definite limit to what is necessary. You really only need to take in between 30-60 grams of protein in a sitting. There are times where I have eaten a ton of meat in one sitting and it seems to get absorbed just fine, but there is no real purpose to eating too much protein. I doubt there are studies showing how much a person can digest in one sitting because there are too many variables in that kind of study, but it would be safe to assume that if all you ate was protein all day you would die in a painful and horrible way (like Big Red and his beef poisoning in the Simpsons).

[dblanks]

Originally posted by taffer
thats untrue, it can only damage the kidneys if you already have a kidney condition, if your a healthy person, there isnt any risk

Really?!

[dblanks]

Originally posted by bigredlemon
that's also false. if a person with a kidney operating at 50% capacity of a normal person will suffer damage from 90g per day, it would be stupid to presume no limit exists for someone with a kidney operating at 100%. It may be more than double the 90g/day suggested, but it certaintly isn't "no limit, no risk"

I agree completely. What he's stating dosen't make sense physiologically.

[wildman536]

Originally posted by bigredlemon
that's also false. if a person with a kidney operating at 50% capacity of a normal person will suffer damage from 90g per day, it would be stupid to presume no limit exists for someone with a kidney operating at 100%. It may be more than double the 90g/day suggested, but it certaintly isn't "no limit, no risk"

thats not true.


A Person with preexisting Kidney Problems will Suffer, a person with Healthy Kidneys will be Fine.

Except for the Gas!!

[taffer]

http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/nutrition/dear.htm
read the first question!

[khalsa]

bro only GOD knows how much a person can intake protien really all have diffrent view ,4 u AND 4 EVERYONE its just have good form of protien and good workout.

[Need 2Whey more]

So I'm assuming the 1 - 1.5 gram of protein per lb of body weight still stands? Or do people think any more is a waste?

[ed073]

A mate who's studied nutrition reckons more than 30g in one hit is wasted.....plus you gotta keep drinking water.

[Insane Clown]

I was under the impression that the most important thing was to make sure your body is going to use all the protein before it goes out your body.

For example, whey seems to be one of the fastest absorbed proteins. So if your body has no muscle tissue to repair, like say, right after you get out of bed, 40 g (or whatever) of whey protein won't get used for what you want it used for.

I don't have any definite numbers, but I think the best thing to do is match your protein intake and where the protein is coming from to the time in your day. For example, the best time to use whey would be like shorty after a workout when you have a lot of muscle tissue repair being done and all that protein would be used to it's best advantage, whereas in the morning, it might be better to get your protein from milk or something where it will get digested slower throughout the day.

I mean, this is what I always thought. Correct me if I'm wrong.