Marty Makary: “We are increasing [protein guidelines] by 50 to 100%.”

“They are literally nitrogen negative because we've used old flawed studies that used urine nitrogen to estimate body protein metabolism, and they missed the mark. The old guidelines had such a low protein recommendation that We are increasing [protein guidelines] by 50 to 100%. Kids need protein. The old protein guidelines were to prevent starvation and withering away. These new protein guidelines are designed for American kids to thrive, and they're based on science, not on dogma.” (22:36–22:39)

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