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This is Harvard Health Publishing, they say I need about 0.8 grams of protein everyday, now, that means I would have to consume about 70 grams of protein everyday (minimum) to stay healthy, now, I live in India and don't consume that much, but I consider myself pretty healthy.

So, what's the amount one should realistically be aiming towards? If I were to take 70 grams of protein everyday, what measurable changes can I expect in my life🤔?

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[-] Allero@lemmy.today -2 points 4 days ago

My question is essentially as to why you use two systems at once

If you know what gram is, you can imagine a kilogram as well: the conversion is easy, measurements are consistent with each other and the entire world, and it makes it very clear both units are tied together and represent mass.

[-] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Same reason we know what a liter is but still use pints and gallons. Because we recognize the value of the easy precision of metric when it's needed but prefer imperial for our day to day lives.

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 days ago

It's not actually that intuitive when you don't use kilograms. An American might know what a gram is, but mentally multiplying the conception of one gram by 1000, it's hard to imagine. You really need experience with kilograms to understand kilograms.

As an analogy, say you don't know Fahrenheit. I can tell you that 32 °F is the freezing point of water, and 100 °F is a really hot day. Is 300 °F the right temperature to cook chicken at? In theory, you can mentally extrapolate, but in reality it's hard to say without direct experience with Fahrenheit in cooking (it's not right, it's too cold).

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

I see your point, thanks!

~~but seriously, go metric already, nearly an entire world managed to~~ (light-hearted)

[-] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 days ago

I agree! My country is so fucked because we're caught between metric and American units. Worse than just Imperial.

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