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Myth Buster: You Don’t Need a High Protein Diet

May 4, 2026 By Julie Lanford MPH, RD, CSO, LDN

Protein is a hot topic these days! Everyone seems to be told they need to have a "high protein diet". That they need "more, more, more protein." But that's not actually what nutrition science shows! First off, I want to remind you that more protein is not necessarily better. What we are looking for with protein is a quality source, and making sure that you are having it spread throughout the day, and not just loaded up in your dinner meal. The truth is that you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eblast, Education, Myth Busting Tagged With: calories, cancer, carbohydrate, diet, fat, meat, nutrition, proportion, protein

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