Homework SourseErin is a 28yearold professional woman who is 5 feet 8 inche
Erin is a 28-year-old professional woman who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and vigilantly maintains her weight at 118 pounds by following a lacto-ovo (non-fat milk and egg whites only) vegetarian diet that supplies approximately 1200 calories a day. With her understanding that protein should provide between 10 and 35 percent of her daily calories, she reasons that her daily intake of 40 grams of protein from milk, eggs, legumes, and nuts is adequate for her needs. She is concerned, however, that she has been sick more than usual and has experienced two stress fractures in her leg over the past three years while exercising.
Solution
The Protein reqired by our body is based on healthy body weight In Erin\'s case she is underweight so her actual weight is not a good parameter for calculating her bodies protein needs.
the bodies daily protein requirement is = .8 grams of protein per kg of body weight
that is = .8 * body weight weight in kilograms
