The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for sedentary people is 0.8 gram per kilogram of body weight per day (weight in lbs / 2.2 = weight in kilograms). The recommended percentage of energy that should come from protein is 12 - 20% of total energy intake.
Proteins serve many important functions, including: 1) enabling growth, repair, and maintence of body tissues; 2) acting as enzymes and hormones; 3) maintaning fluid and electrolyte balance; 4) maintaining acid-base balance; 5) making antibodies, which strengthen our immune system.
Proteins function best when we also consume adequate amounts of carbohydrates and fat.
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Everything I Am (Instrumental)
Mi Vida Loca
- Saul
- Tucson, Az, United States
- I run and cycle long distances. I've always liked adventures, I love pain. At the moment my interest is in endurance events, the new thing for me is ultra running, I want to see how far I can push my body? what I am really made out of? Its hard to believe that in 2002, I hated running.
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