6 Hidden Truths Of Protein

Protein is by far the number one selling supplement in the fitness industry. As a result, there is a lot of bad marketing and misinformation surrounding this macronutrient.

The bad news here is that if you don’t have a PhD, it’s nearly impossible for you to separate fact from fiction.

Thus, here is some critical information about protein that you need to know:

1. It can be stored as body fat: In fact, your body has all the necessary tools to do this. So don’t assume that you can eat as much protein as you want without it being stored as body fat. In fact, if your protein has a lot of fat in it, you can gain weight very quickly.

2. Carbs protect body protein: Eating more protein does not prevent your body from burning lean muscle tissue. Eating carbs, on the other hand, does prevent your body from burning through lean muscle tissue because carbs provide energy.

3. Fifteen to thirty percent of total caloric intake is best: Go any lower and you run the risk of malnutrition, go any higher and you run into a wide range of issues. Now I personally recommend aiming for about twenty five percent of protein intake for best results.

4. Too much protein causes your body to excrete calcium: In fact, people on extremely high protein diets run the risk of developing brittle bones. Now if you are resistance training this is less of a concern. However, it’s a concern nonetheless.

5. You need to drink a lot of water: Protein requires the most amount of water for proper digestion. In fact, it requires seven hundred percent more water than carbs or fat. So always ramp up water intake when having protein.

6. Supplemental protein is inferior: Protein is from natural food will always be superior to protein from supplements. The reason being that protein from natural food will digest at much slower rates which in turn will enhance absorption.

Protein doesn’t have to be a confusing subject for you. All you have to do is act on this information for the best results possible!

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