The Island of the Blue Dolphins is a fictional island made up by the author, Scott O'Dell. Although the novel is fictional, O'Dell tried to re-create the story of an actual girl that lived alone upon an island off the coast of California, called San Nicolas. This island is a Navy owned and operated â¦.
That's 139 grams for a 180-pound man. Men who work out 5 or more days a week for an hour or longer need 0.55 gram per pound. And men who work out 3 to 5 days a week for 45 minutes to an hour need 0.45 gram per pound. So a 180-pound guy who works out regularly needs about 80 grams of protein a day. Now, if you're trying to lose weight, protein is still crucial.
These negative consequences range from reduced kidney efficiency to weight gain. The Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (IOM) recommends that the average person should consume 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight, or 0.36 g/lb, of protein per day. That means that a 150 lb male should consume 54 g of protein a day, which is fully achievable with the average diet. The IOM also recommends that only 35% of your daily caloric intake should be from protein; in a 2000-calorie diet, that's 700 calories or 175 grams.