My surgery is coming up soon on march 22nd and I've been re-reading through all my education materials from my doctor. I'm finding a lot of good examples of solid Proteins he recommends eating but I only found one part that talked about how MUCH Protein I should be consuming in a day. It says the minimum requirement is 50 gm for women and 65 gm for men. My question is, if that's the minimum, is there a higher number I should be trying to target instead? Or is there a maximum amount also? Thanks for the advice!

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My surgery is coming up soon on march 22nd and I've been re-reading through all my education materials from my doctor. I'm finding a lot of good examples of solid Proteins he recommends eating but I only found one part that talked about how MUCH Protein I should be consuming in a day. It says the minimum requirement is 50 gm for women and 65 gm for men. My question is, if that's the minimum, is there a higher number I should be trying to target instead? Or is there a maximum amount also? Thanks for the advice!

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Every surgeon and NUT are different.

I was sleeved April 20, 2015 and my protein target is 100 grams a day.

According to my surgeon's practice the targets are:

100 grams a day for a men and anyone with a starting BMI of over 50.

80 grams a day for women with a starting BMI of under 50.

It seems to me that most good surgeon's have a target of at least 80-90 grams.

It is a function of age and activity level. Your surgeon should provide you with a recommended daily minimum.