re: Eating Too Much Protein Makes Pee a Problem Pollutant in the U.S.

BS

Protein helps so many things in our bodies.

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in the US people eat more protein than needed

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maybe if you aren't hitting the weights

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frick protein regulation for pollution.

But, there really is no need for protein megadoses people consume.
A simple American diet with an animal product 2-3 times/day with American portion sizes is sufficient protein.

Even if training very hard.

With exception of hardcore bodybuilder or powerlifters. 1.5 g/kg is more than enough for recovery and growth.

Downvote away

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Nutrient loading of streams is a problem. However agricultural runoff accounts for like 95% of it from all the fertilizers used. However, farms aren't a point source that the EPA has any authority over via the Clean Water Act so they're trying to beat down on the other 5%

Just think of all those vegan Instagram models eating their vegan protein.

They killing the planet extra.

Our betters have spoken, eat the bugs and lentils. Enough already, we must save the planet.

Nitrogen is mainly secreted by humans in the form of urea which breaks down to ammonia. It is the ammonia that the wastewater plants treat for in their processes. The ability of the Wastewater treatment plant to deal with ammonia depends on the technology of the plant. Many plants have the ability to denitrify and can eliminate the ammonia naturally through denitrifying bacteria. Others do not. Since ammonia's solubility in the air varies widely with temperature, some denitrify only in the summer. Given enough oxygen in the system most plant can remove nitrogen from their waste stream (but at the cost of getting the O2 in the system). In the wastewater treatment process, ammonia is converted to nitrite (which is toxic to aquatic organisms) and then to nitrate (which is biologically available to plants). NH3 -> NO2 -> NO3.

A much bigger problem is phosphorous. Phosphorus requires an anoxic (low oxygen) zone and this usually requires adding additional basins to the WWTP. You can remove phosphorous chemically, but it's expensive. Additionally, most aquatic ecosystems are phosphorus limited, not nitrogen limited.

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1.5 g/kg is more than enough for recovery and growth.

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that is a ton of protein! .6-.8 grams per lb body weight (if obese then goes off lean body weight) is what you want to aim for for the normal person and people aren't even hitting that

Ban assault pee! Especially if it has that thing that goes up.

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If you have a problem with that then feel free to EABOD.

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Too much protein