Protein-Maxxing: Is It Actually Bad For Us?
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Protein-Maxxing: Is It Actually Bad For Us?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 3, 202631 min
  • Health

Protein is everywhere — tons of us are trying to cram more of it into our diets, and it's showing up in our lattes, our snack bars, even our popcorn. But just as we’re getting on board with protein-maxxing, a bunch of headlines have started saying the opposite: that eating LESS protein could actually help you live longer. So what's going on here?? Should we be piling on the protein — or pulling back? And could going too low actually be dangerous? We talk to biologist Prof. Dudley Lamming and exercise physiologist Prof. Stuart Phillips to find out. </p...

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I have a confession to make. Ah, he... um... I am... Whoa, I would never have thought I'd see the day.

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Hi, I'm Wendy Zukoven and this is Science Versus. These days, protein is everywhere. It's being added to all kinds of foods, from lattes to popcorn. Cottage cheese is flying off the shelves, and people are telling pollsters,

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yes, I am actively trying to get more protein into my diet. And some of us are going hard. They are... protein maxing.

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