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The recommended dietary allowance for a basically healthy individual, is about a gram of protein for every two pounds of body weight, or 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight, Brede said. A person who weighs 160 pounds, for example, would need to eat about 80 grams of protein per day.
Source: UVA Today
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