Guideline tools

GLP-1 muscle-preservation protein target

Protein target to preserve muscle during weight loss on a GLP-1 medication (Ozempic/Wegovy/Zepbound/Mounjaro): the 1.2 to 1.6 g/kg preservation range vs the IOM protein RDA for the age (0.8 g/kg for adults, 0.85 at 14 to 18, higher below 14), the per-meal amount over 4 meals, and the DRI fiber Adequate Intake for age and sex. When the range runs above 120 g/day it also returns the fixed 80 to 120 g/day option from the 2025 GLP-1 nutrition advisory, with its note that actual body weight can overestimate needs.

Cites its source in every response: source (the formula + published reference) and canonical_url (https://myplate.food/glp-1-protein-calculator), plus a disclaimer.

get/calculate/glp1-protein

Request

  • Base URL: https://myplate.food/api/v1
  • URL: https://myplate.food/api/v1/calculate/glp1-protein
  • Auth: none declared

Query parameters

unit'metric' | 'imperial'

Units for inputs and output. metric = cm/kg (default), imperial = in/lb.

sex'male' | 'female' required

Biological sex — drives the equation.

weightnumber required

Body weight (kg or lb).

ageinteger required

Age in years (sets the fiber Adequate Intake).

Response

Calculation result with citation envelope.

calculatorstring required

The endpoint name.

inputsobject

The parsed, normalized inputs the result was computed from.

sourcestring required

The formula and published reference behind the number.

canonical_urlstring uri required

The matching myplate.food page.

disclaimerstring

Present on health calculators.

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.