 [ Symptoms ] if i use a foundation with sunscreen do i really need a separate sunscreen too [ Disease ] there is a pretty wide acceptable range of protein recommended by the institute of medicine from 10 35 of calories for a 2000 calorie diet that would be 50g to 175g for the average healthy person high levels of protein in the diet is usually not an issue although there is some evidence that protein intake 2 3 times the recommended amount contributes to urinary calcium loss and could predispose someone to bone loss people with renal kidney problems and diabetics who are at increased risk for such issues should not consume excess protein the bigger issue is that if protein is high fat and carbohydrate intake also change a balance of all three macronutrients is important for good health including healthy carbs 45 65 such as fruits vegetables whole grains and beanlegumes and healthy fats 20 35such as vegetable oil avocados nuts and seeds diets that exclude entire food groups are not recommended by health professionals seeing a registered dietitian can help you get personalized counseling on the right amount of protein for you for more on protein needs see this helpful webmd article <link>