The Great Protein Fiasco

Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger’s videos at: DESCRIPTION: The field of nutrition got human protein requirements spectacularly wrong, leading to a massive recalculation. The “low” protein level in human breast milk (about 6% of calories) doesn’t mean adults only need that much because babies are such voracious suckers. A 15 pound infant can suck 500 calories a day. An adult, ten times heavier—150 pounds, say—doesn’t typically consume ten times more food (5,000 calories