The Trump Administration Backs Increased Protein Intake
U.S. dietary guidelines under Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommend a daily protein intake of 1.2 to 1.6 grams per kilogram of body weight, nearly double the previous target, according to the review.
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Big Number
Nearly 100 grams. That is how much protein the average American man eats daily, which is roughly twice the previously recommended limit before it was adjusted by the Trump administration.
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Key Background
Human clinical trials have found people who ate less protein lost weight and body fat while improving their fasting blood sugar, even if they consumed more total calories. For Americans who are less sedentary, Lamming notes athletes appear to be protected from the downsides of high protein intake because exercise sends extra amino acids into muscle instead of pathways linked to disease. He added in his statement that protein recommendations should not just be based on age, “but also on how physically active people are.”
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