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Remember when you were a kid and the adults all told you to
"make sure you get plenty of good protein". Protein was the
nutritional "good guys”" when I was young. And of course
milk is fitted right in.

As regards protein, milk is indeed a rich source of protein-
-"liquid meat," remember? However that isn't necessarily
what we need. In actual fact it is a source of difficulty.
Nearly all Americans eat too much protein.


First to be noted is that the recommended protein has been

steadily revised downward in successive editions. The

current recommendation is 0.75 g/kilo/day for adults 19

through 51 years. This, of course, is only 45 grams per day

for the mythical 60 kilogram adult. You should also know

that the WHO estimated the need for protein in adults to by

.6g/kilo per day. (All RDA's are calculated with large

safety allowances in case you're the type that wants to add

some more to "be sure.") You can "get by" on 28 to 30 grams

a day if necessary!

 

Now 45 grams a day is a tiny amount of protein. That's an

ounce and a half! Consider too, that the protein does not

have to be animal protein. Vegetable protein is identical

for all practical purposes and has no cholesterol and vastly

less saturated fat. 


Finally, you should know that the protein content of human milk is amount
the lowest (0.9%) in mammals.