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Originally Posted by Septooth
Do high protein diets help people gain muscle mass?
You need adequate protein to build muscle, but if 10-15% of your diet is protein, you are getting enough to maintain and add new muscle and tissue. It is a myth that super-high protein diets assist in increasing lean muscle mass or give athletes a competitive edge. Any excess protein will be stored as fat, not muscle. Plus, the conversion of large amounts of protein to fat puts stress on both the kidneys and the liver.
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I think its more important to put your own body into context...i experimented a lot with my diet and my own body and I find that my body contantly craves protein (and when i look back on my past, before i even knew how to eat, i realized i always have craved proteins)
Some people's bodies are better than others. If I eat a diet with a moderate amount of fat, it easily gets stored on my body whereas I can eat 300-350g of protein a day and not have it stored as fat even if I am not working out very much...
I agree for the most part though...if you dont know how your body reacts to things it is necessary to experiment and the guidelines based on the norm are the best to follow...just keep in mind they arent rules..