Study suggests eating less protein could be key to healthy aging for most adults
A scientific review published in Cell Press Blue suggests that excessive protein intake may not be beneficial for all adults and could potentially hinder healthy aging processes. The study indicates that moderate protein consumption may be more effective for metabolic health.
Why it matters
This challenges the widespread cultural trend of high-protein diets, suggesting that nutritional needs are highly individual and often overestimated.
A major scientific review is challenging the idea that more protein is always better.
The review , led by pathologist and biomedical researcher Dudley Lamming and published in the journal Cell Press Blue, examined more than 350 studies involving humans, mice, insects, yeast, and other organisms.
The review found that eating less protein, or less of certain amino acids that make up protein, may turn on body processes linked to healthier aging, as well as metabolism, the process by which the body turns food and drinks into energy.
Stock photo of a person eating a chicken salad. Filadendron/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images Protein is now added to lattes, cereal, chips, ramen, and many other foods that were never traditionally marketed as protein-rich. The message seems clear: More protein must be better.
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