Eli5: why do people say to get at least 1g of protein for desired body weight when it comes to losing weight?
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Most people who want to “lose weight” actually have something more specific in mind. What they really want is something called body recomposition. This is a fancy way of saying they’d like to lose fat, but keep or gain muscle.
To do this, you need to provide your body the building blocks required to build or maintain muscle. Protein is an important nutrient for muscle building. If you simply reduce the amount you eat, you may not get enough protein to sustain your current muscle mass, so you’ll lose more muscle than you intended.
Put simply, body recomposition requires diet recomposition.
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