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Originally Posted by Slava
Right and I should clarify that I'm not eating like 500g of protein a day and most people who track theirs wouldn't be either. At this point I have less than a gram per pound and haven't ever hit as much as 1.5g per pound. But eating like 200g of protein a day is a serious challenge to do that from food. That's why these shakes are useful.
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Do you need 200g of protein a day? You have to keep in mind that a lot of people pushing the ultra high protein diets are professional body builders on performance enhancing drugs. They are taking drugs that are telling their bodies to divert all normal energy processes into building muscle. For them it makes sense to eat as much protein as possible.
For the average person, there is nothing you get in a protein shake that you won't get from eating properly. If you're eating foods like lean chicken breast, fish, eggs, etc...then getting proper protein should be no problem.