Personally, I find unconvincing the idea that high protein consumption suddenly and surprisingly becomes protective once we reach old age The authors themselves suggested an alternative explanation for that association — that malnourished and ill older people may be less likely to lconsume high levels of
protein than healthier individuals.
Information on the diets of vigorous
individuals living during these times and following low -
protein vegetarian diets was largely ignored.2, 3 The
healthy active lives of hundreds of millions of less affluent people laboring in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America on diets with less
than half the amount of
protein recommended by Dr. Voit (and almost no meat), were overlooked when experts established
protein requirements that still affect us today.3, 4