I appreciated the article in the latest newsletter about protein needs, particularly when juxtaposed with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Protein
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This is a vegan group of medical professionals including RDNs, who continue to quote the US government's protein recommendations of 0.8 grams per kilogramfrom the 1950's, when the average American woman weighed 120 pounds and the average American man weighed 154 pounds, resulting in the recommendation of 44 grams of protein daily for women and 56 grams daily for men. This is just one more example of physicians and dietitians not being in step. And in our culture, we all know who patients believe!😳
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Jean Copeland, RD, CSG
Cardiovascular Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon N.H.
jean.m.copeland@hitchcock.org------------------------------