I'm a naturally skinny person who would like to build more muscle mass. What sort of diet changes or nutritional changes should I make?
I'm a naturally skinny person who would like to build more muscle mass. What sort of diet changes or nutritional changes should I make?
user
It’s a good question, but it’s also really complicated! And diet and nutrition is also a huge industry that takes a lot of shortcuts with promises and unrealistic “solutions” -- it’s always going to be a good idea to do your own research and just make sure you’re getting educated on the risks, what is and isn’t known, and so on.
assistant
I've also read that I need to make sure I eat more calories than I burn so my body is able to build and retain muscle, rather than getting worn down and losing muscle.
user
Yeah, that’s a good idea!  In fact, it can also be useful to eat somewhat more than what's considered a “healthy” caloric intake for your body.  And this gets back to the dietary guidelines and regulations, which are all about trying to promote health, but the US guidelines tend to underestimate caloric needs and I think have a lot of red-tape.
assistant
Would you recommend protein powders of any kind?
user