Americans Are Obsessed with Protein and It's Driving Nutrition Experts Nuts

castlecrasher2 · 2025-04-18T14:27:27 1744986447

>The 28-year-old sales representative is big on protein. “I found that if I prioritized protein and half-assed the rest of everything else, it gave me the body I wanted,” he said.

This is all that matters, though. If it works, it works, and for those who use it as a way to eat more candy, nothing will work.

fabian2k · 2025-04-18T14:25:23 1744986323

Isn't the focus on protein in the diet more of a weightlifting thing? The amount of protein often recommended for building up muscles is quite a lot, at least double the amount mentioned in the article as the recommendation. If you're trying to hit that amount I can imagine it getting very hard with a regular diet.

littlexsparkee · 2025-04-18T13:18:33 1744982313

https://archive.ph/XguT0

lambdaba · 2025-04-18T14:16:35 1744985795

Protein plays a major role in satiety. They're even claiming that "excess" protein causes heart disease. What a load of nonsense, not a surprise from "nutrition experts".

imzadi · 2025-04-18T14:24:02 1744986242

If you are looking for satiety, fat is best. A whole egg will satisfy you longer than the same amount of chicken because the egg has fat.

firesteelrain · 2025-04-18T14:26:01 1744986361

Disagree , protein and fiber is best for satiety. You have to limit fat including saturated versions of it to stay healthy and control cholesterol

astura · 2025-04-18T14:26:53 1744986413

I think satiety is way more cultural and personal than some sort of objective measure. I recall an interview with a guy who ran an American fast food franchise somewhere in Asia. He was talking about how they have to modify the menu for the locale and he was saying how they absolutely have to serve rice because people will say "a burger just won't fill me up without rice."

In America we say the opposite.

I read on Reddit and HN that all sorts of things I personally find very filling are objectively unfilling and "you'll be hungry 10 minutes later." Which, I'm not, I eat only once a day.

andrewflnr · 2025-04-18T14:30:02 1744986602

That's fascinating. But the rice is a pretty clear analogue to fries. Did they have those, too?

pmags · 2025-04-18T13:38:40 1744983520

I'm disappointed by the article's failure to capitalize on the potential of the "nuts" / "protein" pun.

voidfunc · 2025-04-18T14:14:40 1744985680

Americans are stupid when it comes to eating so no surprise we've fallen for another fad diet.

firesteelrain · 2025-04-18T14:23:01 1744986181

Eating enough protein and fiber is part of a healthy diet. Including diverse sources of it not just supplements though

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