Muscle and Ageing - 02 – More Protein

Doesn’t matter which way you slice or dice the situation; older people ARE NOT EATING enough quality protein! We tend to think it ‘makes sense’ to lose a lot of muscle as we age. That’s WRONG! We tend to think it’s ‘natural’ to eat less protein as we age. That’s ALSO WRONG! We tend to think its ok to have toast or bread or a bagel as a meal. That’s WRONG TOO! All true quality health professionals and promoters including vegans, carnivores and everyone in between know that the standard, suggested 0.8g of dietary protein per kilo of body weight per day is outdated and inadequate for the mature age body! Let’s talk much more about protein later in the series…