QUESTION 2 Calculating RDA for Protein To find out how much protein you should be consuming, take your weight, which you probably know in pounds, and convert it to kilograms. The average American man weighs 195.7 pounds (the equivalent of 88.77 kilograms), while the average American woman weighs 168.5 pounds (which equals about 75.21 kilograms). the RDA formula is: (0.8 gram of protein) x (weight in kilograms) Therefore: Calculate the RDA for both (a) men and (b) women. (4)​