AlexoJeLTN
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Eating too much protein can be actually harmful for your looks, and no this isnt just some "too much protein is bad for kidneys" but ts is acc real
When overeating protein, it will just be converted into energy (glucose) which doesnt seem bad right? The excess AAs are deaminated in the liver, leaving carbon skeletons that enter metabolism as pyruvate or TCA intermediates and can be converted into glucose via gluconeogenesis. Converting protein into glucose raises your cortisol this is the main problem. Also we can talk healthwise about the protein leaving byproducts, like ammonia, but thats not rlly relevant.
So how much should you eat? Pretty water, just 1g/lb of bodyweight.
Basically excess protein = cortisol up
high cortisol = big no no
When overeating protein, it will just be converted into energy (glucose) which doesnt seem bad right? The excess AAs are deaminated in the liver, leaving carbon skeletons that enter metabolism as pyruvate or TCA intermediates and can be converted into glucose via gluconeogenesis. Converting protein into glucose raises your cortisol this is the main problem. Also we can talk healthwise about the protein leaving byproducts, like ammonia, but thats not rlly relevant.
So how much should you eat? Pretty water, just 1g/lb of bodyweight.
Basically excess protein = cortisol up
high cortisol = big no no
