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Topic: Protein

Hands holding scoop of whey protein and shaker (Getty Images/Djavan Rodriguez)

What’s lurking in your protein shake

Francesca Giangiulio
Charcoal Grilled Lamb Chops (Getty Images/grandriver)

The case for weeknight lamb

Michael La Corte
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Behind the rise of plant-based meats

Julie Pollock - The Conversation
Senior man holding phone while searching in refrigerator at home (Getty Images/Maskot)

The importance of protein as we age

James McKendry - The Conversation
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Hand full of pistachios (GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images)

3 best nuts for plant-based diets

Barry Tonkinson - Institute of Culinary Education
Ball Python in a bowl of pasta (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Are snakes a global hunger solution?

Ashlie D. Stevens
Scoop of protein powder (Getty Images/jorgegonzalez)

Protein requirements change as we age

Evangeline Mantzioris - The Conversation
Hands holding scoop of whey protein and shaker (Getty Images/Djavan Rodriguez)

Can you actually eat too much protein?

Michael La Corte
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Salted Lupini Beans (Getty Images/Brent Hofacker/500px)

What is the "sweetness gene?"

Matthew Nelson - The Conversation
A healthy vegan/vegetarian lunch bowl of salads, grains, seeds, vegetables, avocado slices and a rich peanut-miso sauce. (Getty Images)

"The key to a healthy, animal-free diet"

Michael La Corte
Dairy products assortment shot on rustic wooden table. (Getty Images/fcafotodigital)

A dietician's 5 favorite dairy products

Michael La Corte
Hand Holding Vitamin B12 capsule (Getty Images/ozgurkeser)

B12 deficiency is common but overlooked

Diane Cress - The Conversation
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Ripening almonds in an orchard in the Central Valley of California get flooded by irrigation water (Getty Images/alacatr)

The water footprint of protein

Robin Madel - FoodPrint
Golden brown barbecued chicken wings (Getty Images/Boblin)

Decades of hype made protein a superfood

Hannah Cutting-Jones - The Conversation
A nurse cares for a coronavirus (COVID-19) patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at El Centro Regional Medical Center in hard-hit Imperial County on July 28, 2020 in El Centro, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Alla Katsnelson
FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) (AP)

Why older adults should eat more protein

Judith Graham - KFF Health News
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Joanna Rothkopf
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