“We’re in a protein craze, and it’s hard to ignore,” writes New York Times health reporter Alice Callahan. Social media feeds are inundated with claims about protein – encouraging protein-maxxing diets that contain many times the federal recommendations, and pushing supplements, artificial protein sources and lots of red meat. We’ll talk with Callahan and nutritionists about how to evaluate your own protein needs — and the risks of the online protein obsession.

Guests:

Alice Callahan, nutrition reporter, The New York Times

Christopher Gardner, nutrition scientist and professor of medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center

Stuart Phillips, professor of kinesiology and nutrition researcher, McMaster University in Ontario, Canada

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