Strong Support
mechanistic
In very old mice, eating very little protein leads to rapid weight loss, while eating more protein helps maintain body weight, suggesting that protein needs increase with age.
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Low Protein Intake is Associated with a Major Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population
Cohort Study
Human & Animal
2014 Mar 4Contradicting (0)
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No contradicting evidence found
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