 [ Symptoms ] protein supplement hello  i am a teenager and i am 16 years old i would like your professional opinion about starting a protein supplement at this age i was thinking to start a supplement in order to consume more protein to achieve a muscle growth [ Disease ] you will waste your money you cannot overload on protein and force your body to use this protein to make muscle all you will do is overload your kidneys a young man assuming you are male needs about 0 9 to 1 2 grams of protein per kilo of lean body mass assuming you are at an average weight you can get this protein from a healthy diet if you want to build muscles then exercise under the guidence of a good trainer my opinion do not protein load it is not likely to achieve the results you are wanting and may actually cause harm