How much protein and fat

[basten]

How much protein and fat should I aim to eat

[Hidden]

That depends on what your aiming towards? Im full keto so im 20g carbs, 106g fat and 85g protein.

[basten in reply to Hidden]

Ok thanks. Have you lost weight?,

[Hidden]

Dr Berg's videos are helpful I find, here's one, there's loads of others...

youtube.com/watch?v=Fx_8f_Y...(Not working as expected?)

[Hidden]

Sorry, link doesn't seem to work. Just Google Dr Berg keto fat protein whatever and you'll see videos.

[Subtle_badger]

I did a bit of research into how much protein your body needs, and it's unclear. Probably somewhere around 3/4 to 1 g per kg of weigh/lean body weight/ideal body weight etc etc One thing that is clear is that you need more as you age. I aim for about 50-100g per day, on average. That's about 3 servings eg a couple of eggs, a cup of Greek yogurt, a palm sized piece of meat etc.

For fat, I eat the fat that comes with my protein, dress salads in oils, cook with oils the way my mother used to, or the way the traditional recipes specified. I also love cheese.

And then loads of veggies. As the veggies are prepared with fat, the more veggies the more fat. I am not weighing or counting anything. I do limit when I eat, and try not to snack.

I don't really think about carbs. I have banned sugars, grains and starchy potatoes, I eat less fruit than I did - but I am reintroducing some, a nectarine added to a salad is only about 10g, which is OK for me but probably not for Tessa. My biggest source of carbs is probably lattes. I need to cut down on them, probably 😋

[Penel]

Hi Basten

The amount of protein you need does depend on your age. As Subtle_badger has said, you need more protein as you age. This PubMed article is informative: 1 gram protein per kilo of body weight.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/156...

[Subtle_badger]

"The Reference Intake for protein is 50g per day. That means it will meet the needs of ninety-odd percent of the population."

Do you have a link to the research you are basing this assertion on?

[basten in reply to Subtle_badger]

No just reading what people on hear say.

[Penel]

I guess that may depend on whether or not you think Dr Rosedale is correct.

[Subtle_badger]

Anything in excess is a poison. It's a matter of working out what excess is. Not eating enough protein also ages us more dramatically.

[Subtle_badger]

I can see nothing from this hearsay and conjecture that justifies you telling random strangers on the internet that 50g of protein is enough for them.

Sarcopenia is a serious problem as we age, and it looks like a diet of 75-90g of protein is probably a better recommendation.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

Edit: I just googled Mike Menzter. You are giving advice to a 69 year old woman based on the remarks of a male body builder who died of CVD at 49? 🤪