Should you eat a high or low protein diet? Read more to learn more! Fact and Fear The high – versus low-protein controversy is more an issue of fear and confusion than fact. The high-protein approach to nutrition was initially based on nineteenth-century German research that asserted people need a minimum of 120 grams of protein per day. This high-protein thinking lingers today, even though the requirement is now considered by conventional nutritionists to be 60–90 grams of protein each day. But expert research around the world suggests that the real protein requirement is closer to 25–35 grams, and less if the protein we eat comes from live foods. In separate research programs, Ragnar Berg, the well known Swedish nutritionist, and D. V. O. Siven in Finland both concluded that 30 grams of protein is sufficient for good health. Dr. Hegsted from Harvard University and Dr. Kuratsuen from Japan independently found that 25–30 grams is sufficient.2 Dr. K. Eimer found that when athletes reduced their protein intake from 100 grams of animal protein to 50 grams of vegetable protein, their performance improved. Dr. Chittenden, in extensive studies on soldiers and athletes, found that 30–50 grams per day is sufficient for maximum physical performance. It is also interesting to note....
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