It might be the algorithms I’m getting (I follow a lot of cooking and some exercise channels) but I’ve never seen a similar obsession about getting enough fiber (something the average person actually undereats.) Is it just less sexy than meat? How important is it nutritionally compared to other things if you’re not an athlete or a vegan or something? Why is a meal that’s “high in protein” often positioned as good and why do you need to “boost” your meals?
Source: https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/too-much-protein-health-risks
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You probably once heard that Americans overeat meat but that does not necessarily mean they eat too much 9r enough protein. They usually do if they eat too much in general but for people maintaining a healthy weight through SAD it is not uncommon to eat a little less protein than optimal. This isn’t a big deal over the short to medium term. Over the long term little bits add up and people lose some muscle mass. When this continues for decades it starts to affect your health as you get into old age. A fall that might have not caused much damage as a young person because your muscles were better able to keep you upright or help break your fall, can now lead to more serious consequences and recovery will also be more challenging.
This leads to many old people ending up with little problems that never really go away. Things like limps or back pain and the like. And this in turn reduces their ability to do any exercise to recover even further which in turn can affect their likelihood of experiencing more accidents down the road. Oh and when I say “old”, I am talking about people in their 60-70s so not even about 90 something that might not care that much anymore anyway.
Eat the protein and use your muscles. Your older self will not even realize how thankful they should be and that is how it should be.
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