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Comment on: Less Protein, Not More, May Lead to Healthier Aging
I don't like to complain but I have spent a lot of time learning about how to build a diet and I have never seen an article so bad in such a short amount of space.> ... new federal dietary guidelines that recommended increasing protein intake to 0.5-0.7 grams per pound of body weight—nearly double the previous recommendations. Of course, this announcement left many experts somewhat confused. For starters, American men were already consuming that much protein (around 100 grams per day) despite lower federal recommendations.This is a non sequitur. The recommendation is for the macronutrient brea