I'm wondering where the term ballpark estimate comes from? Sometimes ballpark is said stand-alone to mean a rough estimate, as in these numbers are a ballpark.I understand it must come from baseball or some other sport.'m wondering where the term ballpark estimate comes from? Sometimes ballpark is said stand-alone to mean a rough estimate, as in these numbers are a ballpark.
You need protein for your muscles, bones, and the rest of your body. Exactly how much you need changes with age: Babies need about 10 grams a day. School-age kids need 19-34 grams a day. Teenage boys need up to 52 grams a day. Teenage girls need 46 grams a day. Adult men need about 56 grams a day.
The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults get a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight per day (or 8 grams of protein for every 20 pounds of body weight). The Institute of Medicine also sets a wide range for acceptable protein intakeâanywhere from 10 to 35 percent of calories each day.