Ideal Protein Intake Amount
Protein needs range from 0.8 g/kg up to 2.2 g/kg for the same goals. Knowing your sweet spot prevents under-eating (slow recovery, muscle loss) or over-eating (expensive urine, stressed kidneys for no reason).
What this measures
How your DNA shapes ideal protein intake amount.
Protein handling runs through several systems: FTO and AKT1 influence body-composition response to protein intake; FNDC5 codes for irisin, a myokine released during exercise that interacts with protein synthesis; MTOR signaling sets the threshold for muscle protein synthesis. The whole network shapes how strongly protein moves the needle on satiety, body composition, and recovery.
Carriers of FTO risk alleles are associated with stronger benefit from higher-protein diets — protein blunts the variant’s appetite-dysregulation effect. Carriers of typical-function variants tend to do well across a wider protein range. AKT1 variants shape lean-mass response to the training-plus-protein stimulus.
Protein timing matters: 30–40g doses spaced 3–4 hours apart maximizes muscle protein synthesis in most clients. The leucine threshold (~2.5g per meal) is required to trigger synthesis. Resistance training amplifies the response window for up to 24 hours. Total protein matters less than distribution for body-composition outcomes.
The "I’m doing fine on 60g a day" client and the "I feel best at 150g" client aren’t both right. Which variants you carry decides whether protein is a flexible variable or one of the strongest levers on the plate.
Ideal Protein Intake Amount is one specific finding in this system. Your Genomic Lifestyle Optimization Report shows where your variants place you on the macronutrients and metabolic optimization spectrum — and what you can do about it: it renders as a dark card with a color marker calibrated to your variants, opening with the gene mechanism and closing with a practical, mechanism-led recommendation.
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