Sentences with phrase «recommendations about protein intake»

I also included some really important information below the recommendations about protein intake and why this nutrient is so vital — especially if you're training regularly.

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As a standard recommendation, about 20 % of your daily energy intake should come from protein, but high protein diets typically consist of 30 % protein.

10) Rafii et al. (2016) say that for older persons, intake of protein should be about 30 % higher than recommendations.

I'm still at 75 kg lean body weight, so now my protein intakes per kilo rises to about 1.55 g / kg, right where the recommendations you got say they should be.

He also shows that the U.S. government recommendation for protein intake works out to about 9 % of calories.

Many families do not adhere to recommendations advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants be fed only breast milk or formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life.1 — 4 Although the health consequences associated with the early introduction of complementary foods are controversial, 5 — 8 there is evidence that early introduction of solid foods may increase infants» risk of enteric infections, allergic reactions, obesity, choking, and food aversion.9 — 13 Complementary foods are often high in protein, raising questions about the consequences of high protein intakes on growth and obesity.14 In addition, early complementary feeding does not increase the likelihood of nighttime sleeping15 and may increase the likelihood of feeding disorders, especially if parents introduce developmentally inappropriate food or feeding techniques before children have acquired the necessary neuromuscular skills.16, 17