Protein
Needs
|
Activity
Level of Adult
|
Daily
Protein Needs (g per kg of body weight)
|
|
Recommended
Dietary Intakes of Australia, and Recommended Dietary Allowance (USA)
|
0.75
|
|
All-purpose
training
|
1.0
|
|
Heavy
training for endurance athletes
|
1.2
– 1.6
|
|
Heavy
training for strength building such as weight lifters
|
1.2
– 1.7
|
|
Intense
exercise for endurance athletes such as triathlon participants
|
2.0
|
|
Growing
athletes such as teenagers
|
2.0
|
Reference:
Burke,
L. and Hawley, J. 1998 Peek Performance: training and nutritional
strategies for sports. Australian
Institute of sport. www.aos.org.au/nutrition.PPchap11.htm
Recommended
Dietary Intakes for Use in Australia. National Health and Medical Research Council. 2001 http://nhmrc.gov.au/publications/diet/n6[5.htm
NRC.
1989. Recommended
Dietary Allowances. 10th
ed. National Research Council , Washington D.C.
