The current focus on protein, carbohydrates, and fats is a distraction from the importance of whole foods and nutrient adequacy over longer timeframes.

“I constantly get inundated with protein, carbs and fat, I want to know how the calorie works. So, fast forward a couple of years, I bought an indirect calorimeter. I had it in the lab, built next to my kitchen.”

Isolated ascorbic acid lacks the complex range of co-factors and nutrients found in whole food vitamin C.

“calling ascorbic acid vitamin C is like calling chaff wheat. And anybody should not take my word for this and just go research it yourself.”

For optimal metabolic and muscle health, individuals should consume at least one gram of high-quality protein per pound of ideal body weight, distributed evenly, starting with 30-50 grams at the first

“if we can correct our new nutrition and we gear it towards skeletal muscle Health then we can change the trajectory of aging and we can stop focusing on Obesity and really focus on skeletal muscle Health but the only way that we're going to do that is if we get this nutrition right”

Protein quality, defined by digestibility, rate of digestion, and amino acid composition (specifically leucine), is essential for maximizing muscle protein synthesis.

“so in a nutshell two characteristics of a protein and their capacity to stimulate muscle protein synthesis is digestability the rate of digestion and the amino acid composition with particularly the amount of Lucine in the protein”