Re: Combining foods to improve protein quality

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Which means that someone on CRON could eat more calories and lose weight due to burning essential aminos, if exercising a lot? whether it's "high quality" protein or not.

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From: RJB112

Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 11:42 AM

Subject: [ ] Combining foods to improve protein quality

Also, the RDA for adult protein consumption is somewhat lenient.I believe the RDA for adult protein consumption is 0.8 g protein per kg of body weight. So if someone weighs 70 kg, the RDA for them is 56 grams of protein.However, strict nitrogen balance studies have determined that most people could get by just fine with 35 g of high quality protein intake.But, an important point is that protein will be burned for energy (rather than used for repair, enzymes, etc.) if the total calories consumed are not sufficient. Energy takes precedence over protein.So for someone on CRON, because the total calories consumed may not equal the total calories burned (certainly the case with someone losing weight, one needs to be more careful about one's protein intake.bb