Protein - 0.8g/kg Insufficient for Female Athletes, Too. Plus: Revised RDA is 1.71-2.2 g/kg/d Depending on Sport & Sex
With average daily protein intakes of only 90±24 g (Gillen 2017), many female athletes are probably missing the sweet spot of ~1.7g/kg/d. I guess I am preaching to the choir when I write that the recommended daily allowance (the magical "RDA") for protein is laughable; the number of studies which show that an increased protein intake will have beneficial metabolic effects is increasing by the day; the subjects of these studies are men and women, kids, teens, tweens, adults, and grandparents, perfectly healthy or sick, lean or fat... and in all of these increasing the protein intake to ~2x the RDA of 0.8g/kg has been found to be associated with significant beneficial effects on body composition and/or health in the majority of the studies ( learn more ). High-protein diets are much safer than some 'experts' say, but there are things to consider... Practical Protein Oxidation 101 5x More Than the FDA Allows! 2017 Evidence for Protein Timing Satiety: ...