Protien intake?!
Protien intake?
I am girl, 14 years old, weigh 104-106 pounds, and am 5'4''. Using this information can you help me determine the amount of protien in grams (g) i should take in daily, if there is a website i can go to please tell me!
Also what does protien do for your body (like what can happen if i dont get enough?)
Thanks a ton for keeping me healthy!
Answers:
This is from the Vegetarian Society
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Women 11 to 14 yrs 41.2g
Women 15 to 18 yrs 45.4g
Honestly, it is near impossible to not get enough because protein is in almost everything. Here is a long list of veg protein sources.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-gxld3h0hc...
It is, however, very easy to get too much. Americans get about 3-4 times more than they need. This can be ver harmful and cause things like cancer and osteoporosis. Just check out the link.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/veginfo/vsk/p...
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"It is almost impossible to become protein-deficient outside of famine conditions (in which too few calories overall are ingested to support life, and those calories derived from only one or two food sources). A varied vegetarian diet with adequate calorie intake ensures adequate protein inherently."
~http://www.passionatevegetarian.com/prot...
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Source(s):
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/protein.html#...
Go to http://www.healthcalculators.org/calcula...
and you will know how much protein you require.
There is another website....
http://www.indoorclimbing.com/protein_re...
about 46g a day
take 40g of protein, real protein, not junk protein
take more if you're active
drink some soy milk, they taste great and good source of protein