Flashback Friday: Increasing Protein Intake After Age 65

What is the optimal source and amount of protein for senior citizens?

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A study that purported to show that diets high in meat, eggs, and dairy could be as harmful to health as smoking? See my video Animal Protein Compared to Cigarette Smoking (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/animal-protein-compared-cigarette-smoking/).

Protein is so misunderstood. For more on the optimal amount of protein, see Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein? and The Great Protein Fiasco (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vegetarians-get-enough-protein/ and https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-great-protein-fiasco)

Interested in learning more about the optimal source of protein? See the playlist at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd-ROM7UHOLrcuekOyOcGZPR

For more information on buffering the acid in our blood, see Testing Your Diet with Pee and Purple Cabbage (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/testing-your-diet-with-pee-purple-cabbage/).

And, for more on acid/base balance, see:

Stool pH and Colon Cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/stool-ph-and-colon-cancer/)
Protein Source: An Acid Test for Kidney Function (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/protein-source-an-acid-test-for-kidney-function/)
How to Treat Kidney Stones with Diet (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-treat-kidney-stones-with-diet/)

The original video aired on August 24th 2016.

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