According to these studies, a protein intake around 30% of calories may be optimal for weight loss. This amounts to 150 grams per day for someone on a 2000 calorie diet. You can calculate it by multiplying your calorie intake by 0.075.
When we look at hormones that have other endocrine glands as their target we call them tropic hormones. The four tropic hormones of the anterior pituitary gland are: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
Most tropic hormones are produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary. The hypothalamus secretes tropic hormones that target the anterior pituitary, and the thyroid gland secretes thyroxine, which targets the hypothalamus and therefore can be considered a tropic hormone.he term tropic is from Ancient Greek ÏÏÎ¿ÏÎ¹ÎºÏÏ (tropikos), tropikÃ³s in the sense of or pertaining to a turn or, change meaning causing a, change; affecting this is the same origin as tropic and. Trope this should not be confused with, trophic as in-similar sounding trophic â hormone the words and concepts are both. unrelated