ehhhhh what?
What about the zillion other processes your body uses protein for?
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No yogi. Just glucose or fat. That kid said it so it’s true. Maybe Sb could chime in?
Unless you are accumulating protein, the net result is glucose/fatty acids and ammonia/urea (or direct spilling into urine). If not, you’d be accumulating nitrogen. 1 gram of protein, whether it is incorporated into structural proteins or enzymes will net 4-5 grams of lean/wet tissue.
To clarify one part, the carboxylic acid portion will end up as fat or glucose and be removed after being burned as carbon dioxide and water-exhaled or excreted.
my beef with that statement (mert’s 97% claim) is that it doesn’t take into account the turnover in living cells; it not a static-entity; muscle-cells die and are replaced constantly, so a grams-of-protein-consumed vs. grams-of-new-muscle-created comparison is… Less than complete.
Mert, your data is based on years of glucose-monitoring real foods, correct?
It’s based on the law of conservation of mass. Protein in dead cells is part of the balance too. I may try to illustrate when I’m not writing on mobile.
If you have the chance, I’m interested in your take. thanks.
An update on My ammonia issue (thanks as always for your insight!):
I have found the cure to the ammonia sweats. Cutting down on protein by 25-30% has COMPLETELY ELIMINATED THE STANK! This was a nightly occurrence for 6+ months in varying intensity. I have had 3 mornings in a row with zero ammonia smell, or even BO, period. My daily goal is now 220gP. That means more room for carbs, yippee!