In this episode, Alex and Matti cover everything you need to know about protein. What is protein? Why is it important? How much do you need? And much more.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

5:10 What is protein?

9:31 What foods contain protein?

17:00 Favorite high protein snacks

24:28 Why is protein important for body composition / muscle growth?

37:46 How does protein improve fat loss?

44:45 How much protein should you eat?

55:04 How should you split up protein intake across the day?

59:12 Is a high protein diet bad for kidneys?

1:00:09 Why not eat as much protein as possible?

1:01:59 BCAA’s. Any purpose? Or the greatest scam?

Changes in Kidney Function Do Not Differ between Healthy Adults Consuming Higher- Compared with Lower- or Normal-Protein Diets: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30383278/

The anabolic response to protein ingestion during recovery from exercise has no upper limit in magnitude and duration in vivo in humans

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10772463/