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Protein targets that actually work in real life
How much protein you really need, why most people undershoot, and the simplest way to hit it.
If there's one nutrition lever worth obsessing over, it's protein.
For most active adults, aim for ~1.6 to 2.2 g per kg of body weight per day. Spread it across 3–4 meals.
Simple template: a palm-sized protein source at every meal, plus one protein snack. That alone covers most people.
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