Experts Say You Don't Need to Worry About Increasing Your Protein Intake

If one of your resolutions this year is to reach your protein goals, you might want to rethink it. According to experts, you may already get all (or more than enough) the protein you need in your daily diet. This is probably making you question everything you're seeing on social media, where "protein goals" has become a hot topic. Similar to counting calories, the protein goals trend has gotten out of hand, causing people to buy expensive protein bars, shakes and slabs of meat all in the name of more protein. According to Dr. Andrew Freeman, a cardiologist at National Jewish Health in Denver, it's actually "extremely uncommon" if not "nearly impossible" to be deficient in protein, at least in the United States, where there's an abundance of food. You're likely getting enough protein without even trying As long as you're not heavily restricting yourself and getting enough calories to fuel your body, you're probably hitting your protein goals just by eating a typical American diet. Wh ... Read full article.