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teifererlast Wednesday at 10:36 PM2 repliesview on HN

Depends on "adequate". The average western diet over-consumes protein.


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com2kidlast Wednesday at 11:02 PM

I started tracking everything I ate, every single bite.

The average western diet may over consume meat, but I have to work my butt off to hit my protein goals for strength training.

A slice of bacon has 3g of protein. 150 calories though. Eating enough protein through bacon isn't the best of ideas, even if someone is doing a ketogenic diet!

60-80g of protein is about right for a man who has a moderately physical job or who exercises some small amount. 100g is the minimum for putting on muscle and getting stronger.

The average western diet over consumes everything, it could do with less sugar, less processed foods (which are hyper palatable and don't satiate hunger), and more pure protein.

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parl_matchlast Wednesday at 10:44 PM

okay? i said "adequate for me", not "adequate for the average western person".