Although athletes have long known the benefits of a higher dietary protein intake, research is finally catching up. The idea is also becoming more prevalent in the general public as people realize that higher protein intakes are better for dieting, fat loss and appetite control. But this raises just as much confusion as people wonder about the different dietary protein sources in terms of which is better (or best) than another.
Many websites offer simple answers to that question, generally revolving around whatever protein they happen to sell; the answer, as always, is far more complicated than that. A large number of variables go into the declaration of what a good source of protein is and, as always, what is good in one context may not be good in another. I’d note that this topic was of sufficient interest to me that I wrote an entire book about the topic.… Keep Reading