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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af... by strken on Friday April 18, 2025 @04:35AM (#43726156)
In terms of where carbs fit in, you're eating 200g of protein a day, which at a guess is 2x to 4x your lean body mass in kg. I'm not saying that it's wrong, it's probably very effective, but the average diet probably swaps that (historically very expensive) protein out for (historically very cheap) bread and rice.
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Re:Adipose tissue retains an epigenetic memory of obesity af... by HorizonXP on Sunday April 20, 2025 @09:55AM (#43743782)
Which we now know is suboptimal. Humans need more protein than we’ve been eating on the SAD. This is especially true as you age and you start losing muscle mass.

I aim for 1g per lbs of weight. There’s so many numbers out there for what’s the right amount, based on lean mass vs total mass, so I figure my number is close enough.

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