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How much protein do we need | Dr Stuart Phillips and Dr Christopher Gardner
The Proof with Simon Hill
Is the RDA Right?
The RDA is the recommended daily allowance for building muscle, maintaining muscle and preventing heart disease and cancer. It's based on nitrogen balance studies that were done in the 1970s when conscientious war objectors from Vietnam were being held captive at Berkeley. The method they used was to lower nitrogen intake to zero before seeing how much nitrogen was coming out. As you started feeding them more protein, they weren't as efficient as efficient.
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