How much protein are you supposed to consume per pound of body weight?

0.6 to 1.3 for this for more active people, it depends on how much excercise and how much muscle you already have, protein is also used to maintain muscles (duh of course) so a body builder that weighs around 220 will need as much as 286 grams a day, while an inactive person (which is about 70% of america) who is around 180 pounds only needs 50 to 80 since they are not working out.