Sentences with phrase «healthy kilogram of bodyweight»

Adults require about 0.8 or 0.9 grams of protein per healthy kilogram of bodyweight per day.

Not exact matches

The recommended dietary allowance for protein is 0.8 grams per kilogram (0.36 per pound) of bodyweight — this is the amount of protein you need to consume on a daily basis for a healthy functioning of the body.

Sedentary healthy adults might be fine with 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight, but endurance runners or strength training athletes will require more protein.

To put this in perspective, patients hospitalized with significant burn injuries (who are shedding body proteins at an incredibly rapid rate, close to ten times the rate of a healthy yet protein starved individual), are typically put on diets rarely exceeding 3 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight.