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Is it really necessary for women to eat 70 grams of protein daily? why 70? is 40-50 grams not enough? would it hurt the baby's development?
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Protein recs: Generally speaking, the body needs a minimum of 1 gram of protein per kg of body weight per day. So a 70 kg (approx 150 lb) person needs 70 g of protein daily.
Answered 7/20/2013
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