Research
Cellular
Poor nutrition is the leading cause of poor health, health care spending, and lost productivity in the United States and globally.
Practitioners should prioritize addressing nutrition to improve health outcomes.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
Poor nutrition is the leading cause of poor health, health care spending, and lost productivity in the United States and globally.
Why this rating
The claim is based on a broad overview of established knowledge.
Source
Diet and Food and Nutrition Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Disease
Eric Brandt et al. · Circulation Research · 2023
DOI 10.1161/circresaha.123.322065
reviewCited 72×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
More from this paper
Related findings · Cellular
- Athletes aiming to reduce fat mass and preserve FFM should consume protein intakes in the range of ∼1.8-2.7 g kg(-1) d(-1).Strong
- A minimum daily protein intake of ≥1.6 g/kg is necessary to observe significant improvements in muscle mass from whey protein supplementation.Strong
- Most athletes ideally need 1.2 to 2.0 grams/kg of body weight/day of protein, preferably split across 3-4 meals.Strong
This is one finding among thousands. Every one is graded and traced to its source, so you can see what the evidence actually supports. Browse the research →