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Protein Calculator for Adults 50+

Protein needs are not one number for everyone. Tell us a little about your situation to see guidance that fits it, along with the evidence behind it and its limits. The result works without email.

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Your age group
Do you do strength training or other regular exercise most weeks?
Has a clinician told you that you have kidney disease or should limit protein?
Are you managing an illness, or recovering from surgery or illness?

Your weight and answers stay in your browser to work out this guidance. Fit after 50 does not save or receive them. We record only that the calculator was used and which unit you chose.

From a number to one small step

A range is only useful if it changes what you do. A small first step is to choose one meal today and name the protein food in it. It works whatever your final number turns out to be.

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