Dr. Christopher Gardner

The losses that you have from protein decrease as you lower your protein to zero because your body realizes you need to be more efficient with what you had. And then they raised the dietary protein level back up until they were in balance. So the amount of protein leaving the body was the same as the amount going in. And they said, this is the protein requirement.

The losses that you have from protein decrease as you lower your protein to zero because your body realizes you need to be more efficient with what you had. And then they raised the dietary protein level back up until they were in balance. So the amount of protein leaving the body was the same as the amount going in. And they said, this is the protein requirement.

The losses that you have from protein decrease as you lower your protein to zero because your body realizes you need to be more efficient with what you had. And then they raised the dietary protein level back up until they were in balance. So the amount of protein leaving the body was the same as the amount going in. And they said, this is the protein requirement.

It's the amount that will replace your losses in this group of people. And it wasn't just Morgan Hall and the penthouse at Berkeley. It was multiple other groups were doing this in other places. And they pooled all their data and said, this is, and there's a range. And some people need more and some people need less. And let's pretend it's a normal distribution. It isn't quite.

It's the amount that will replace your losses in this group of people. And it wasn't just Morgan Hall and the penthouse at Berkeley. It was multiple other groups were doing this in other places. And they pooled all their data and said, this is, and there's a range. And some people need more and some people need less. And let's pretend it's a normal distribution. It isn't quite.

It's the amount that will replace your losses in this group of people. And it wasn't just Morgan Hall and the penthouse at Berkeley. It was multiple other groups were doing this in other places. And they pooled all their data and said, this is, and there's a range. And some people need more and some people need less. And let's pretend it's a normal distribution. It isn't quite.

But after all this, they came up with what would be an estimated average requirement for this population that we've studied in this bizarre prison, incarceration, food manipulation thing with this clever idea focusing on nitrogen just because it's so unique to protein. And they came up with 0.66 grams of protein per kilogram body weight per day. Yeah. And this is the estimated average requirement.

But after all this, they came up with what would be an estimated average requirement for this population that we've studied in this bizarre prison, incarceration, food manipulation thing with this clever idea focusing on nitrogen just because it's so unique to protein. And they came up with 0.66 grams of protein per kilogram body weight per day. Yeah. And this is the estimated average requirement.

But after all this, they came up with what would be an estimated average requirement for this population that we've studied in this bizarre prison, incarceration, food manipulation thing with this clever idea focusing on nitrogen just because it's so unique to protein. And they came up with 0.66 grams of protein per kilogram body weight per day. Yeah. And this is the estimated average requirement.

Okay. Now, let's do some super simple math. Let's say if you told the American public, now they've done this bizarre, disgusting task. This is how much everybody requires, this estimated average requirement. And thereafter, everybody got exactly that much protein. What proportion of the population would be deficient at that level if they pick the average requirement? Half, by definition.

Okay. Now, let's do some super simple math. Let's say if you told the American public, now they've done this bizarre, disgusting task. This is how much everybody requires, this estimated average requirement. And thereafter, everybody got exactly that much protein. What proportion of the population would be deficient at that level if they pick the average requirement? Half, by definition.

Okay. Now, let's do some super simple math. Let's say if you told the American public, now they've done this bizarre, disgusting task. This is how much everybody requires, this estimated average requirement. And thereafter, everybody got exactly that much protein. What proportion of the population would be deficient at that level if they pick the average requirement? Half, by definition.

That's only the average. Half of the people are above average. So the recommended daily allowance of protein is set at two standard deviations. above the value determined by this disgusting nitrogen balance test decades and decades ago. And I understand that the community of protein fanatics doesn't like that. That's not an optimal protein. It's like a minimal protein requirement.

That's only the average. Half of the people are above average. So the recommended daily allowance of protein is set at two standard deviations. above the value determined by this disgusting nitrogen balance test decades and decades ago. And I understand that the community of protein fanatics doesn't like that. That's not an optimal protein. It's like a minimal protein requirement.

That's only the average. Half of the people are above average. So the recommended daily allowance of protein is set at two standard deviations. above the value determined by this disgusting nitrogen balance test decades and decades ago. And I understand that the community of protein fanatics doesn't like that. That's not an optimal protein. It's like a minimal protein requirement.

So I totally buy that argument. But I think the first thing that people get wrong is they think that that old method is recommending the average requirement. And it's not. It's got a safety buffer. It's got two standard deviations built on top of it so that if everybody got that 0.8 grams per kilogram body weight per day, 2.5% of the population would be deficient.

So I totally buy that argument. But I think the first thing that people get wrong is they think that that old method is recommending the average requirement. And it's not. It's got a safety buffer. It's got two standard deviations built on top of it so that if everybody got that 0.8 grams per kilogram body weight per day, 2.5% of the population would be deficient.

So I totally buy that argument. But I think the first thing that people get wrong is they think that that old method is recommending the average requirement. And it's not. It's got a safety buffer. It's got two standard deviations built on top of it so that if everybody got that 0.8 grams per kilogram body weight per day, 2.5% of the population would be deficient.

And not only would 97.5% of the population meet their requirement, they would exceed it. If you drew the graph, right, you're seeing the line, this whole group would exceed it and this group would not meet it and this group would get just a small sliver, would get what they needed.

And not only would 97.5% of the population meet their requirement, they would exceed it. If you drew the graph, right, you're seeing the line, this whole group would exceed it and this group would not meet it and this group would get just a small sliver, would get what they needed.