JJ Virgin and a protein researcher discuss why protein matters during menopause. He says he knows of no studies showing high protein intake is harmful, and argues it's the key nutrient to counter the physical changes menopause brings.
There's a lot of protein fear. Just like there's fear of cardio for, you know, for cortisol, there's fear of protein.
The menopause nutrient. The menopause nutrient. That is my opinion. I'm a protein researcher, so I guess I'm biased, but it does everything to help counter the negative morphological adaptations that happen. Yeah, I'm not aware of any research. And again, I prioritize protein. I educate on protein. The last thing I want to do is tell somebody to do something that is not healthy or that's harmful. I don't want to tell my children, "Eat high protein if it's unhealthy." I've never found a research study that has reported that high levels of protein intake are harmful to the body.
