excess protein and fat storage

[zumper]

I wonder what is happening if one consumes more protein than he uses as muscle building or energy.Is it going to be stored as fat or rejected out of the body?

 

[Bob Smith]

Like any extra calories that arent used in building/rebuilding your body or used as energy, they are stored as fat.

 

[Grizzly]

Very true. On the up side, a large percentage of protein's calories are used in the digestion process, so it's harder to over eat protein that the other two macronutrients. Do I hear a chicken calling my name from the fridge?

 

[Ramstein II]

A common misconception is that protein not used for muscle repair is stored as fat or excreted as if you pee it all out. This is not accurate. The USDA, vegetarians, and many nutritionists tell you to eat just enough protein for muscle repair. That might be a very small amount. You might only need 50 grams a day or less for that. They fill the rest of their diet with carbs usually and fat in some cases. However, BBers don't eat so much protein because it is all being stored as muscle. It serves many purposes. 1. yes, some protein is used for repair and rebuilding. 2. it creates a positive nitrogen balance which promotes muscles retaining nitrogen and hence hypertropy. 3. protein is converted into glyco-proteins which are like carbs--protein gets used as a slow burning energy. 4. protein causes glucogen release which counteracts insulin and slows the entry of carbs into the blood stream and carbs clearance from the blood stream.

So, whether you get fat or not has to do with your hormone balance and your overall caloric intake.

 

[Bob Smith]

So, whether you get fat or not has to do with ...your overall caloric intake.

Which is what I said.