Debunking Protein: The Common Misconceptions About Protein Intake and Sources
One of the most common topics of discussion in my practice has been about how much protein do we need to eat? This has been all the more relevant recently with the advent of the new class of weight loss medications, the GLP1 agonists which have made the focus of muscle loss a real concern. Skeletal muscle is probably the most important metabolic organ in our body, regulating how well we control glucose and insulin to how well we age. And our protein intake is the currency of how much muscle we build and retain.
