Question:
How much protein can be absorbed at one time?
I checked the library and the answers vary from 30g/hour to 30g/3 hours. Which is it? — Amy A. (posted on August 15, 2003)
August 15, 2003
general consensus is 30 grams per 2 hours for normal people. Nobody
<i>really</i> knows exactly with bypassed patients, but was
told that 30 per 2 is a good rule of thumb to live by.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 15, 2003
It may be the "general consensus", but that doesn't have anything
to do with fact. I've seen this question asked many times, but I've not yet
seen anyone provide any scientific information that verify the 30g
"rule". Is there anyone out there that can provide such info?
Rob
— Rob P.
August 16, 2003
YOU GO ROB!!!! Why don't we ever hear from the REAL experts????? There
are so many differing opinions on here and that is concerning. You take
one so called 'expert's' advice and you could mess things up. Best to
stick close to your surgeon and do what your surgeon recommends. People's
opinions on here are just that...OPINIONS!
I welcome opinions, but I do what my surgeon suggests and it is working!
This is really all so new. Virgin territory. I hope they (the 'real'
experts) are compiling data from us. I know I've never been contacted for
any input as to my WLS experiences.
— Ginger M.
August 16, 2003
for the "professional opinion", join the surgeon/professional
CHATS, though I will gaurentee you that each will give you a DIFFERENT
answer- EVERYTHING on this board is opinion- even from a professional-
Do you consider the bodybuilder running a Nutri Sport store to be able to
provide a PROFESSIONAL opinion? I dont think anyone knows for sure how much
protein a body can absorb- for I believe each persons body would be
different and any answer would be just an opinion. ROB- dont you think
when people post theSe types of questions they are asking for OPINIONS?
— ~~Stacie~~
August 16, 2003
Sigh. I also sure wish there *was* a good answer. Variable number one is
... what *kind* of protein? A whey protein shake is different from a piece
of chicken (I think we, as lay people, can see the truth in *that*).
Variable number two is ... what kind of surgery did you have (proximal?
distal? RNY? D/S?). I dunno how many variables there are, but one other
biggie is *you*. I'm convinced that different people absorb things
differently; there may be enough variance even among general rules for this
to be a problem.<P>Having said that, I believe the "30
gram" rule pertains to protein shakes, and emanates from the
manufacturers who, *if asked*, may tell you anything over 30 grams per
serving (of a protein shake) isn't absorbed by "normies." This
doesn't explain why some will sell shakes that have an even higher protein
gram count per serving (well...except to make more money, of
course).<P>As far as listening to doctors go -- this is the kind of
info they get from the manufacturer and drug company reps themselves, soooo
... I am not a fan of settling the question based on what your doctor
thinks. I get my protein from food *and* from shakes (in roughly equal
measure, as it turns out), and my labs show my protein levels to be in the
low normal range -- which, interestingly, is where they were for me as a
post-op. Maybe my system just isn't gonna soak up more protein no matter
*what* I do, but at least I know what it IS soaking up (if you can believe
in the accuracy of lab results ... a whole 'nother story there).
— Suzy C.
August 16, 2003
D'oh ... I meant to say, my protein labs are the same as they were in my
pre-op days, using protein food *and* shakes since my RNY.
— Suzy C.
August 16, 2003
The reason we don't hear from, as you put it, real experts, is that the
majority of them consider their time to answer questions worth money. My
own nutritionist charges 70 bucks an hour and I guarantee he isn't on here
answering our questions for free. Want an expert opinion (for what it's
worth as Stacie and Suzy pointed out so aptly), then you'd have to
<b>pay for it</b> or do some major research on your own.
— [Deactivated Member]
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