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Healthy adults need one gram of protein per pound of body weight per day.

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Is it true that healthy adults need one gram of protein per pound of body weight per day?

No. Two reference sources state adult protein recommendations of about 0.8 grams per kilogram (and 1.2-1.6 g/kg as a common range), which is far below one gram per pound of body weight; a cohort study likewise treats 0.8 g/kg as adequate.

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How Much Protein Should I Eat a Day?
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How Much Protein Should I Eat a Day?. (n.d.). health.clevelandclinic.org. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-much-protein-you-need

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Amino acids: to eat or not to eat? It's all in the protein!
2011
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Amino acids: to eat or not to eat? It's all in the protein!. (2011). bib.irb.hr. https://www.bib.irb.hr/517623

Dietary protein and functional decline in middle‐aged and older adults in the Framingham Offspring Study
2016
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Mustafa, J., Singer, M., Bradlee, M., Ellison, R., & Moore, L. (2016). Dietary protein and functional decline in middle‐aged and older adults in the Framingham Offspring Study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.1156.3

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