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Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening

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to Science Versus. This is the show

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that pits facts against everyone's favorite macronutrient,

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protein. Is

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it the miracle that so many people say

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it is? If

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you haven't noticed, protein

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is having a moment. Everyone

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is obsessed with protein.

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Protein. Protein. Protein. These

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days, it's like you can't have enough protein,

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with influencers out there seemingly competing to cram

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more and more protein down their gullets. Let

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me show you what I eat to get

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about 140 grams of protein. I've

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eaten 200 grams of protein every day for

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the past six years. I eat 300 grams

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of protein every single day. This is the

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world's biggest protein shake going down. 600

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grams of protein, right to the goddamn glass.

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Meanwhile, companies are making it easier for

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us to shove more protein into our

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face. Forget the humble

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protein bar these days. You

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can get protein cheese puffs,

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protein granola, protein brownies, protein

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mac and cheese. Seriously,

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it's called muscle mac. There's

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even protein water. So

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why are we eating all this protein? Well,

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over and over again, people will say

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that munching down protein has two big

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benefits. One is for those

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who want to lose weight. Protein is the

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most satiating micronutrient there is.

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It means we stay full for longer.

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This is the only way that I

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was able to stop overeating. The

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second reason, stronger and stronger

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muscles. You know, slam that

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protein down right after you hit the

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gym and watch yourself get jacked. Honestly,

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when I was eating 38 eggs

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a day, I was the strongest I

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ever was. Your protein intake is more

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important than actually going to the gym.

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Literally, I'll go to the gym and

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I'll leave a can of chicken.