Americans Are Obsessed With Protein

Americans Are Obsessed With Protein

Americans Are Obsessed With Protein and It’s Driving Nutrition Experts Nuts

(Wall Street Journal) – Constance Contursi, a personal trainer in suburban Chicago, says many of her clients mistake junk food as healthy because it contains added protein. “How about a chicken breast, people?” she said. “How about an egg?” America’s long-running love affair with protein has intensified as weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have taken off, with many users trying to boost protein intake to offset lost muscle mass while they shed poun…