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Your Protein Intake Requirements

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Required Intakes

The old Recommended Daily Amounts (RDA's) have now been replaced by the term Reference Nutrient Intake (RNI). The RNI is the amount of nutrient which is enough for at least 97% of the population. Research has shown that we do not need as much protein as previously thought. The recommended amounts of protein for adults and children has more than halved in the last 20 years.

Reference Nutrient Intakes for Protein, g/day.

Age RNI . Age RNI
0 to 3 months 12.5g .
4 to 6 months 12.7g .
7 to 9 months 13.7g .
10 to 12 months 14.9g . yrs
1 to 3 yrs 14.5g .
4 to 6 yrs 19.7g .
7 to 10 yrs 28.3g .

Men 11 to 14 yrs 42.1g
Men 15 to 18 yrs 55.2g
Men 19 to 49 yrs 55.5g
Men 50 + 53.3g

Women 11 to 14 yrs 41.2g
Women 15 to 18 yrs 45.4g
Women 19 to 49 yrs 45.0g
Women 50 + yrs 46.5g

Pregnant women 51.0g .
Breast feeding women 53 to 56g
Zophie
Zophie
Good info! Thanks.
deleted_user
deleted_user
humm.. not sure where you got this info but i got something totally different on a site i looked up weeks back.. not sure about every age and gender, but for a typical female my age (23) the site said 28g.. i'll see if i can find it again
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More details at the Morningstar Farms site:

http://www.seeveggiesdifferently.com/veggieeating_article.aspx?id=8
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