How Much Protein Do I Need Per Day? – Dr. Berg on Protein Part 1

How much protein is the right amount of protein? Enjoy part 1 of this 3 part series.

hi guys dr. Berg here in this video we’re going to talk about protein this is part one of a series of three videos and we’re going to talk about how much protein you need okay now this is a very general answer but typically most people need between three ounces and six ounces of protein per meal now if you have kidney problems or liver problems you can eat less if you’re an athlete younger or going through a lot of stress you’re getting a little bit more so this is an average I’m about 190 to 193 I go with about 4 ounces of protein sometimes a little bit more sometimes a bit less but if you’re confused I suggest you start with this range and then see how you feel okay because if you do too much protein you’re not going to be able to sleep at night so protein can stimulate things okay now what is 3 ounces of protein that would I want to give you some reference it’s it’s like having two chicken legs okay or our chicken thigh or some meat that’s the size of a deck of cards okay so it’s like 25 grams or maybe three and a half eggs okay I actually do four eggs in the morning but I might do just a small amount of protein at night so it doesn’t have to be consistently three to six grams approach or three ounces of protein every single meal it can vary alright and then six ounces that would be like one chicken thigh or just double two decks of cards right that’s 50 grams of protein but the majority of people consume way to a much protein and what happens is that that protein ends up harming the liver over time now typically protein is used for both repairing body tissue like blood organs hormones nails skin collagen connective tissue joints all that is from protein also your body can use protein as a fuel source okay so it can actually do both another point I was going to recommend is that when you eat protein I suggest try to consume it after you have your that’s okay don’t eat the protein first it’s that there’s a tendency to want to eat too much protein if you do that first okay so three to six ounces of protein in the next video we’re going to talk about the relationship between protein and starch like meat and potatoes I’ll see you then hey guys thank you so much for watching please click the subscribe button and I will see you in the next video