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Originally Posted by Silock
Those studies are all well and good, and that's fine to eat a lower amount. But if you are trying to build muscle mass, especially while doing an above average amount of cardio, you will need more protein. And you need much more protein in a caloric deficit for muscle mass maintenance. There are a lot of benefits to eating a lot of protein, mainly that it almost never turns to fat and it's incredibly satiating. The same cannot be said for the other macronutrients. There's a lot more room for error in a high protein diet than one high in fat and/or carbs. This is assuming you are eating the protein, not drinking it.
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Silly question.. or maybe not..
How come those studies never state whether the subjects were fed complete or incomplete source of protein? Is that not as important as the overall amount eaten? I would think it would be, no?