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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 159 points 2 weeks ago (25 children)

The best thing about this protein craze is almost everyone gets enough anyways and the body excretes excess protein so the cheapest and easiest way to get extra protein is to drink a gymbro's piss.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org 92 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Its sterile and I like the taste.

[–] zer0hour@lemmy.world 46 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I know this is all jokes, but just to stop the perpetual piss is sterile thing, it's absolutely not sterile

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, a lot of people suffer from bladder infections. Would increase their life quality if it was indeed sterile.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Somehow bladder infections are a thing and people think your piss pouch can be simultaneously infected and sterile.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do people actually believe that?

[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

Yup. I've heard people say this growing up. I also saw it on tv on a medical show. The doctor was operating on someone and pissed and when people looked at him in shock. He just said "What? It's sterile. It's just pee." Or some shit like that.

People will believe anything if you repeat it long enough.

[–] residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I know you're joking but urine should not contain any protein in a healthy body.

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 23 points 2 weeks ago

So you choose option #2? 😂

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

You make a surprisingly salient point, sir

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I did the math recently and I think that in order to hit what the WHO considers the minimum safe protein for my weight, I would have to eat WAY more, like twice what I typically do.

This may be a vegan-specific problem.

[–] jumponboard@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's not a vegan problem. It's a food selection problem.

I'm vegan and I eat plenty of protein. More than most non vegans

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a vegan problem in that it can be a problem for vegans, not that it's a problem for all vegans.

[–] jumponboard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Sure. It can be a problem for anyone, including vegans. Vegan does not save you from bad food choices

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Beans and lentils are your friend.

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[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If I may ask, what is your target grams per day of protein?

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

According to this calculator I should be eating 53g protein per day.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

As someone who needs to lose weight, that calculator says my who minimum safe protein is 113 g/day. As a carnivore, I don’t see how I do this on most days.

I call bs on the claim that most of us get too much protein. Overweight people are less likely to and plant eaters are less likely to.

The muscle building community recommendations are based on insufficient evidence and are likely too high. I do believe those following them likely to get excessive protein their body can’t use but I don’t see how that generalizes to “most people”

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It says I should be eating between 67 and 200+ g of protein, because of how much I exercise it should probably be like 150+ and I'm definitely not eating enough protein.

[–] BrickEater@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Drink Bean smothies

[–] architect@thelemmy.club 13 points 2 weeks ago

If you’re older this is not true. Near all of the older people i know need protein supplemented.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

🤣 I do it to keep weight on so what puzzles me is people who drink protein drinks to lose weight. My diet plan is pretty simple (it's just a basic hierarchy of choices):

  • eat the option with the most fiber
  • that being equal, eat the option with the most protein
  • THAT being equal, eat the thing with the highest polyunsaturated fat
  • after that, eat the thing that tastes best and has the least uncomplicated carbohydrates
  • eat the thing with the least trans fat

I usually don't even get past #2 and very rarely past 3.

[–] Damarus@feddit.org 18 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Protein makes you sated much more quickly than carbs, so a protein rich diet compliments losing weight.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

also causes flatulence, lower gut mobility, skews the microbiome.

I have significant concerns about the protein diet fad and the increase of colon cancer in younger people.

Sugar should be avoided, but a balanced diet is important.

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[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Nobody should be drinking those to lose weight, because weight lifting to the point of needing extra protein is very much a way to gain mass, and doing both at once(gain mass and slim up) is extremely hard. Weight lifting being the most obvious way someone might actually need extra protein.

Other exercise, outside of extreme situations, doesn't need extra-high protein intake, so it's just excessive. Especially for lower intensity exercise that someone looking to slim up should be doing more of.

Also with how much extra junk a lot of those protein powders/bars/etc come with, it's just ill advised. Sugar, cholesterol, carbs, etc. Some are really bad choices in general vs just eating a normal meal.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Losing fat is more about gaining muscle to increase base metabolism. Drinking protein shakes also causes a loss of visceral fat in the absence of any other changes

[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's not "more about" gaining muscle. It's purely about burning off more energy than you eat. Sure, that's easier with more muscle, but it's WAY easier to not eat 200+ calorie candy bars than it is burning 200 calories off, even with muscle.

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[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Only the nitrogen is excreted. The body converts the rest into glucose then fat. So the excess protein in everything is literally making us fatter and more unhealthy!

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[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

My doc says I need to build muscle mass to fix my shoulder and protein helps so I'm one of the few who needs it and I don't really buy into the craze.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago

I know you think you're trying to make piss-drinking happen, but it's not going to happen.

[–] jumponboard@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's because almost everyone eats too much (bad) stuff.

If you are on a cut, you have to select your food wisely in order to get enough protein while still maintaining the cut.

Also, it is wiser to eat too much protein than limit your gains due to a shortage in protein. Imagine working out and not getting the additional reward for the additional set because you eat too little protein.

That’s why you should drink the piss bro.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I’ve read this stated before and I don’t see how it’s true.

  • us RDA is based on weight and we’re a fat country. It looks like I’d need to eat 5 chicken breasts/day. Unless there’s a lot of hidden protein in my diet, That never happens
  • most of this is backlash against gymbro recommendation with much higher protein levels to build muscle, that’s not really evidence based. Sure the specific levels are questionable but it does makes sense that some amount more is better: maybe I need to eat 6 chicken breasts in a day if I started exercising . That also never happens
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