Most Protein Advice for Older Adults Is Too Vague. Here’s What to Aim For

How much protein you need each day, how much a meal needs to count, and why breakfast and lunch often need the biggest rethink.

My mum was a reluctant eater at the best of times. She always had been. As she got older, meals got smaller, portions got pushed around the plate, and we’d joke about how light she was, how easy she was to pick up. We encouraged her to eat more, but it was a struggle.

Then the inevitable happened: a minor fall, a broken hip, and she didn’t recover.

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