A blender whirs with a thick, creamy swirl of powdered protein in the dawn filter of kitchen light. On Instagram, a young woman posts a slo‑motion video: she lifts her shaker, a triumph of white muscle. Every scroll reinforces one relentless message: more protein equals more gain. But beneath the surface of this cultural impulse lies a less‑discussed question: can protein, the celebrated building block of the human body, become too much of a good thing?
For decades, protein has held a near-sacred status in our diets: the macronutrient vital for muscle, hormones, immunity, and even energy. Official guidelines have offered modest paths—adults require, by U.S. and WHO standards, roughly 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight daily, simply enough “to prevent deficiency.” That’s a weighty calculation: for a 75‑kilogram individual, about 60 grams of protein each day.
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