11/02/2026
Most weight loss advice focuses on eating less. Protein changes how your body responds to eating less.
It keeps you full longer, helps you hold onto muscle, and costs your body more energy to digest than carbs or fat. When you cut calories without enough of it, some of the weight that comes off is muscle. Less muscle means a lower metabolic rate, and that makes the next stretch of weight loss harder.
The standard 0.8 g per kg of body weight is the minimum to prevent deficiency. It was never built for weight loss. During weight loss, research supports roughly 1.2 to 1.6 g per kg per day, or about 0.55 to 0.75 g per pound.
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Spread it out. Aim for about 25 to 35 g per meal instead of saving it all for dinner. Breakfast is where most people fall short.
These are general ranges, not a prescription. Your ideal number depends on your age, activity, hormones, health history, and goals. If you have kidney disease or another health condition, talk to your care team before raising your protein.
The Aeon Health Assessment includes a nutrition consultation, AI analysis of your eating habits, and body composition scanning, so your Dietitian builds your protein target from your data and you can see whether you’re losing fat or muscle.
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