Category: Macronutrients
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The Standard American Diet—fittingly abbreviated as SAD—gets about 30–50% of its calories from fat, most of it from animal products, oils, and processed foods. Fats (solid) and oils (liquid) are grouped together under the term lipids. They often get a bad reputation, but the truth is: fats are essential for life. Why We Need Fat:…
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If you’re stuck in the “carbs are fattening” mentality, it’s time to reconsider. An important study by National Institutes of Health researchers compared low-carb and low-fat diets among overweight volunteers. Both diets had the same number of calories, but under direct supervision over four weeks, the low-fat diet resulted in roughly twice as much body…
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In our first article, Stop Protein Obsession, we explored why most people already get enough protein and why chasing more isn’t always better for health. As promised, in this follow-up we’ll take a closer look at protein ‘quality’—what completeness really means, and how animal and plant proteins compare when it comes to meeting our nutritional…
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This article focuses on protein and serves as the first installment in a series. In this section, we will examine the estimated protein requirements for humans. Subsequent sections will address additional dimensions of protein, including comparisons between animal- and plant-based sources, the role of protein in muscle development, and other relevant considerations. Furthermore, we will…