The recommended dietary allowance for protein is about 50 grams a day (46 for women, 56 for men).2019 The researchers took men who were averaging twice that—112 grams, which is about the average of what many American men get2020—and randomized them down to 64 grams of protein a day. They were still getting more protein than they needed. The levels of branched-chain amino acids circulating in the lower-protein group dropped as suspected, but did they lose weight? Both diets were designed to have the same number of calories, so six weeks later, both groups should weigh the same, right? The body
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