There’s a tremendous amount of misconception regarding the ever so broad topic of protein. Here are a few things you may not even know when it comes to this essential macronutrient.
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History Rewritten
Back in 1890 the USDA recommended working men consume 110 grams of protein per day, the Journal of Nutrition reported. Today each person needs a different amount of protein based on gender, height, weight, and activity level. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a healthy adult male should consume roughly 56 grams of protein a day.
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Enough Sweat-Cuses
The “meat sweats” have not been medically proven. The closest theory is the thermic effect of food, which the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition defines as “the increase in metabolic rate after ingestion of a meal.”
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Vegan Power
Two years after giving up animal proteins, German vegan bodybuilder Patrik Baboumian set a world record in yoke walk by carrying a 550kg yoke at the 2013 Toronto Veg Food Fest.
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Nick Ferrai
What’s Supp!
Protein supplements rake in $7 billion a year, according to Euromonitor.
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Breakfast Blunder
In 2015 General Mills was sued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest over its Cheerios Protein cereal. General Mills was accused of using misleading marketing to tout the amount of protein in the cereal.
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Chirp, Chirp, Chirp
Insects, particularly crickets, are an excellent source of protein. A 2013 UN report suggested more people incorporate entomophagy (scarfing down insects) into their diet to combat world hunger.
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Shake It Up
Steve Sorensen, a software executive, grew tired of drinking lumpy protein shakes. So he created a prototype bottle containing a wire whisk that would eventually evolve into the BlenderBall.
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Beefing Up
The average American eats 80.6 pounds of beef every year.
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Don’t Have a Cow
A 6 ounce portion of grilled porterhouse steakhas 48 grams of protein, but it also delivers 18g of fat, seven of them saturated. A cup of cooked lentilshas 18g of protein and less than 1g of fat.
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Take It Easy
Protein is crucial to keeping the gains coming, but don’t go overboard. Eating too much protein in middle age could lead to kidney damage, and you can become more than four times as likely to die of cancer. That is comparable to the effect of smoking.
There’s a tremendous amount of misconception regarding the ever so broad topic of protein. Here are a few things you may not even know when it comes to this essential macronutrient.
History Rewritten
Back in 1890 the USDA recommended working men consume 110 grams of protein per day, the Journal of Nutrition reported. Today each person needs a different amount of protein based on gender, height, weight, and activity level. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a healthy adult male should consume roughly 56 grams of protein a day.
Enough Sweat-Cuses
The “meat sweats” have not been medically proven. The closest theory is the thermic effect of food, which the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition defines as “the increase in metabolic rate after ingestion of a meal.”
Vegan Power
Two years after giving up animal proteins, German vegan bodybuilder Patrik Baboumian set a world record in yoke walk by carrying a 550kg yoke at the 2013 Toronto Veg Food Fest.
What's Supp!
Protein supplements rake in $7 billion a year, according to Euromonitor.
Breakfast Blunder
In 2015 General Mills was sued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest over its Cheerios Protein cereal. General Mills was accused of using misleading marketing to tout the amount of protein in the cereal.
Chirp, Chirp, Chirp
Insects, particularly crickets, are an excellent source of protein. A 2013 UN report suggested more people incorporate entomophagy (scarfing down insects) into their diet to combat world hunger.
Shake It Up
Steve Sorensen, a software executive, grew tired of drinking lumpy protein shakes. So he created a prototype bottle containing a wire whisk that would eventually evolve into the BlenderBall.
Beefing Up
The average American eats 80.6 pounds of beef every year.
Don't Have a Cow
A 6 ounce portion of grilled porterhouse steakhas 48 grams of protein, but it also delivers 18g of fat, seven of them saturated. A cup of cooked lentilshas 18g of protein and less than 1g of fat.
Take It Easy
Protein is crucial to keeping the gains coming, but don’t go overboard. Eating too much protein in middle age could lead to kidney damage, and you can become more than four times as likely to die of cancer. That is comparable to the effect of smoking.
