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0 pointsFartyMcFarter3y ago0 comments

> If these people are fat

I've always wondered - do the 0.8 / 1.6 grams of protein per kg apply equally across someone's whole weight? If someone has a lot of body fat compared to lean mass (bones / muscle etc), would the protein requirement per kg go down accordingly?

In other words, does having more fat tissue increase protein requirements, or should we instead think of protein requirements only for lean body mass?

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bcassedy3y ago

Recommendations I've seen that are targeted at people trying to lose fat are given in grams per kg of lean body mass.

I can't imagine a mechanism for fat to increase the need for more protein beyond needing more muscle to carry around the extra weight but that's already reflected in LBM.

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0 pointsFartyMcFarter3y ago0 comments

> If these people are fat

In other words, does having more fat tissue increase protein requirements, or should we instead think of protein requirements only for lean body mass?

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bcassedy3y ago

Recommendations I've seen that are targeted at people trying to lose fat are given in grams per kg of lean body mass.

I can't imagine a mechanism for fat to increase the need for more protein beyond needing more muscle to carry around the extra weight but that's already reflected in LBM.

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