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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Because social media has a big fitness push and companies are catching on and pushing protein products everywhere. The fact of the matter is that you don’t need as much protein as the often touted 1g/lb of body weight. It’s very unpleasant to eat that much protein everyday leaving little room for fats and carbs. Metaanalyses of studies have shown that for building muscle, you don’t benefit from more than 1.6g/kg or 0.7g/lb. A person not even interested in building muscle could easily just stick to the RDA of 0.8g/kg and be fine
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