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dsl, the problem with ratios is that they don't work a lot of the time.
For instance, if I need to take in 4000 calories, the 40/40/20 ratio would have me taking in 1600 calories from protein, 400 grams. Even at 3000 calories, 40% is 1200 calories, or 300 grams. Three hundred grams is certainly manageable but both figures are still a bit higher than what I need. What happens at 5000 or 6000 calories? Do I really need to be taking in 500 and 600 grams of protein?
What if I need 1800 calories? I should be just taking in 180 grams? I'd probably be starving.
Ratios don't work so well. Relating intake to body mass is much more effective. At 200 pound of lbm, we can set protein intake at at least 1-1.25g/lb of lbm and that would put intake at 200-250g/day is much more reasonable.