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.
The average adult needs about 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight a day, which comes out to roughly 56 grams of protein a day for men and 46 for women, according to the Institutes of Medicine. But despite protein showing up on more and more food labels, weâre already getting way more than our 46 or 56 grams.