Cognitive Fat-Burning Strategies
than sedentary people. But if endurance exercisers don’t get adequate protein, they’ll feel more aches and pains (and general weakness) sooner than average low-calorie-burning people.
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Having protein with each meal will leave you feeling satisfied for a longer period of time. But eating more protein calories than you need will produce a conversion of the excess into fat. A general guideline for daily intake of protein is one-half a gram for every pound of bodyweight or about 1 g of protein for each kg of bodyweight).
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