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Q: What percentage of your body's total weight is made up of protein?
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Does regular consumption of proteins lead to weight gain?

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If a man consumes 65 grams of protein and 2700 total calories per day what percentage of calories?

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The measure of the percentage of fat in the relation to total body weight and type?

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If I was on a high protein or a low carb diet where does the unused protein go is it turned to fat?

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If your body fat percentage is 25 how many pounds of fat do you have?

Well, how much do you weigh? 25% of your total weight is the weight of your fat.


How much does the human brain weigh as a percentage of total body weight?

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Water makes up what percentage of your total body weight?

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Which essential nutrient makes up more than 50 percent of your total weight including your skin nail hair muscles and organs?

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