378: Is High Protein Metabolically High Carb?

<p>Is a high protein diet the metabolic equivalent of a high carb diet? In a lot of ways, yes.</p> <p>Our bodies do not have a storage form of protein. Excess protein - more than the body needs to maintain lean mass and repair tissue - is often used in a process called gluconeogenesis, or the creation of new glucose (sugar) from protein.</p> <p>Most people are eating far more protein than their bodies need and even when they're trying to minimize carbohydrate consumption, they are disregulating glucose & insulin due to their protein consumption.</p> <p>In today's episode we're talking about things you need to know about protein to help you shed excess fat, reduce hunger, minimize cravings and be as healthy as possible.</p> <p><a href= "http://primalpotential.com/378/">http://primalpotential.com/378/</a></p> <h2>Resources:</h2> <p>In today's episode we talked about aiming for around 0.5 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass. Lean body mass is your body weight minus your fat mass.</p> <p>You can figure this out if you know your body fat percentage.</p> <p>For example, if a 200 lb individual is 30% body fat we can calculate that their fat mass is 60 pounds because 30% of 200 is 60.</p> <p>Then, we'll subtract 60 from 200 to see that their lean mass (total mass minus fat mass) is 140 lbs.</p> <p>Using the calculation of 0.5 grams of protein per pound of lean mass, this individual would target around 70 grams of protein per day.</p> <p><a href="http://primalpotential.com/ascendboston/">ASCEND Boston</a></p> <p><a href="http://primalpotential.com/waitfall">Fall FLFT Wait List</a></p> <p><a href= "http://primalpotential.com/how-to-rate-and-review-the-primal-potential-podcast/"> How To Leave A Rating & Review</a> (thank you!!!)</p>