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> the average person in the US already gets twice as much protein as they need The average person consumes twice as much as the minimum recommendations, but st
by pgsandstrom 9y ago
> the average person in the US already gets twice as much protein as they need
The average person consumes twice as much as the minimum recommendations, but still far less than the maximum recommendations. If anything, americans eat too little protein.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18469286 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18469286
- latch 9y agoI don't think RDAs are "minimum recommendations" but rather what's considered healthy (1) Also, from the report you linked, the conclusion seems to be "efforts should be undertaken to ensure that Americans consume the recommended amount of protein" and that "The percentage of the male population who consumed less than the estimated average requirement was very low". So, I'm not sure how you're getting to the conclusion that we ought to be eating more. (1) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231420/#_ddd0000013_ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231420/#_ddd0000013_