Study suggests eating less protein could be key to healthy aging for most adults (abcnews.com)

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A major scientific review is challenging the idea that more protein is always better.

The review, led by pathologist and biomedical researcher Dudley Lamming and published in the journal Cell Press Blue, examined more than 350 studies involving humans, mice, insects, yeast, and other organisms.

The review found that eating less protein, or less of certain amino acids that make up protein, may turn on body processes linked to healthier aging, as well as metabolism, the process by which the body turns food and drinks into energy.

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[-] bluGill@fedia.io 8 points 11 hours ago

I am not a mouse, insect, ... You cannot generalize diet from cross studies like this. Different species have different abilities to process things

[-] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Studies in mine lead to studies in humans, and the process saves time and is safer and is generally somewhat applicable. Does it always work out? No. The problem is media reporting studies in mice as canonical truth for humans when studies need to happen in humans - but studies in mice are valuable and directly lead to improvements in human health.

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