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Todd,
I can't give you a particular reference, but I do know that, as I have
read up on "body building," I have read over and over again the
proposition that the body cannot use more than 30-35 grams of protein in
one sitting. Thus the recommended 5 to 6 meals a day. Your post was
the first time I had heard that excess protein consumption might lead to
a disproportionate insulin response, though, and that concerns me.
I had thought that insulin acts to convert blood glucose into either
(1) energy for the body (glycogen?) or (2) fat. Is this wrong? Does it
also play a role in the body's use of amino acids (since it is my
understanding that only aminos survive digestion in the stomach)?
Robert
Todd Moody wrote:
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> Frequency could be an issue. I
> recall that Sears says that if more than 35g of protein are eaten
> at a single meal, there is a disproportionate insulin response
> because that is the maximum amount of protein that can be
> utilized at one time. The rest must be stored as fat. That's
> what Sears says, but I have never been able to find a reference
> for that factoid.
>
> It could potentially be highly relevant though, couldn't it? 35g
> is only about 5 ounces of lean beef. Maybe I'll ask again at the
> website.
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