On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Robert A. McGlohon, Jr. wrote:

>         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)?

The statement is made in Sears' _Mastering the Zone_ book, I
think, but I don't have the book at hand so I can't check.  I'd
like a reference because I don't trust many of the things Sears
says about ketogenic diets (see pages 19-20 of Entering the
Zone).  However, I have read in more than one source that excess
protein is stored as fat, and "excess" is defined as anything
beyond what can be utilized at the moment.  Protein is not stored
as protein; once it is stored as fat it is no longer available as
protein.

Todd Moody
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