How America Got Obsessed With Protein

美国如何痴迷于蛋白质

The Daily

2025-08-26

31 分钟
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Seemingly overnight, Americans have become obsessed with pumping as much protein as possible into every drink, snack and meal. Elizabeth Dunn, a writer and contributor to The Times, explains the origins of this latest nutrition craze. Guest: Elizabeth Dunn, a writer and contributor to The New York Times. Background reading:  The David bar, basically a protein Scud missile wrapped in gold foil, has had breakout success. But can the trend last?Read a fact-check about some of the big claims made about protein.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Photo: David Chow for The New York Times Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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  • Seemingly overnight,

  • Americans have become obsessed with pumping as much protein as possible into every drink,

  • snack, and meal imaginable.

  • Today, food writer Elizabeth Dunn explains how we arrived at this latest nutrition craze.

  • and whether protein maxing has gone too far.

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  • Today, we're going to be having a conversation about protein,

  • because let's be honest, we are in our big protein era.