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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There’s definitely some long lasting confusion that extra protein equals extra muscle mass output, in the same way that people confuse excess fat consumption to equal excess fat output.
In reality, your body has an upper limit to how much protein it can actually absorb and put to use.
You’re also correct that most people consume far less fiber than they should.
This essentially boils down to the fact that your primary food sources should be made up of meat and vegetables, which both have nutrients that can be more directly absorbed than things like fat and carbs, which exist primarily as calorie dense foods, which are still necessary, but require more work to burn the excess calories and turn into something like muscle.
But yes, at the end of the day, most people, even athletes, will naturally consume enough protein to not have to supplement it.
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