Is a protein diet good for me?!
Question: Is a protein diet good for me.?
Yo, im a 16 year old male who plays football. I weigh about 280 lb's. Is a protein diet good for me during the off season while running and lifting weights.? I want to come down to about 260. Just looking for opinions.Health Question & Answer
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For a body builder, you need about 1 gram of protein for each pound of your body weight.
For normal balanced diet, you need about 12% to 15% protein calories out of total calories. That's much lower amount.
One gram of protein is 4 calories. I don't know your current diet so I can not say that you should reduce your Protein intake or not. Your typical food intake calorie-wise for weight-loss is as follows:
Protein 15%
Carbohydrates: 55%
Fats: 30%
To loose 20 pounds, you should reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories per day for 20 weeks.
I am sorry I can not give you a better advise
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For normal balanced diet, you need about 12% to 15% protein calories out of total calories. That's much lower amount.
One gram of protein is 4 calories. I don't know your current diet so I can not say that you should reduce your Protein intake or not. Your typical food intake calorie-wise for weight-loss is as follows:
Protein 15%
Carbohydrates: 55%
Fats: 30%
To loose 20 pounds, you should reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories per day for 20 weeks.
I am sorry I can not give you a better advise
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if you want to lose weight no its not. but you should have a diet with a good amount of protein. get it from foods though not from protein shakes and bars.Health Question & Answer
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