Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
How Much Protein Do Women Need? What the Research Says
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on Jun 04 2026
Most protein research was built around men, and women inherited numbersthat were never really theirs. Current studies suggest most active womenneed 1.2 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram daily — far above the0.8-gram minimum — with needs climbing in midlife. Here is how much youactually need, by activity and life stage, and how to close the gap.
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein Needs After 40: How Much You Actually Need
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on May 07 2026
Muscle starts thinning around 30, and the dietary inputs thatworked in your 20s no longer keep pace. After 40, the mathchanges in two ways: how much protein you need each day, and howoften you need it. Here is what current research recommends — andwhy distribution across the day matters as much as the dailytotal.
