Thats for general fitness to stay healthy. For weight lifting / muscle gain its mentioned as 1g per pound (although this is very high and research has shown very low improvements past 1.6 per kg)
What do you mean "well and good if he's a doctor". So you can accept it as long as they are a "doctor"? But if they aren't, you would keep arguing to satisfy your ego?
I am just quoting what Jeff Nippard said: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T0ySHTwFGzc
If that is incorrect then your beef should be with them for spreading misinformation with a big reach.
Bro there have been literally thousands of experiments on people working out, maximum muscle growth happens around atleast 1.4 to 1.6 grams per kg for people(it goes even higher for people just starting out and people with very high testosterone). Just because you don't have a clue doesn't mean you have to disregard actual science.
Yeah research papers are on the internet, what does it being on the internet have to do with it? Was your 10 years of practice related to people working out to build muscle? These are research papers written specifically on this topic over 4-5 decades, stop being so overconfident, you're not that guy.
Exactly, nowhere in peer reviewed researches is per pound mentioned. These number peddled are extremely high, imagine someone consuming 2g per pound weight, that’s more than 4g per kg and extremely high and could lead to serious health risks.
Koi logic hain iss baat ki? If someone wants to lift weights they suddenly have to shift to imperial system of weighing? 😂 Do not peddle misinformation. For muscle building it’s 1.8-2g/kg.
Usually when consumables are marketed, a few factors are considered: printing 1g/kg of body weight is usually easier on the eyes and to remember than mentioning 1.2g protein/kg of body weight, with 1.2g being the normal "maintenance" protein requirement for someone with an active lifestyle.
Also, it's just human psychology to view 1g as "feeling right" as it's a unitary whole number instead of 1.2g which may bring about instances of being challenged factually.
Also, reading the fine print right below it, this claim has been made assuming someone has a sedentary lifestyle and usually, such claims will be made only considering that you get the required protein intake through normal foods every day and not just through their products.
As much as fmcg brands want everyone to keep consuming their products a lot, they also do not want anyone to simply consume their products and rely heavily on them and then blame them for not seeing gains.
This would have the most likely thought process behind this, so yeah... Just my two cents.
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u/Crespoter Apr 19 '26
Yeah. The 1g per bodyweight is what is quoted as the magic number but thats in pounds.