The recommended dietary allowance of protein: A misunderstood concept

JAMA

Volumn 299, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 2891-2893

  Wolfe, Robert R ^a   Miller, Sharon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b SLM Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ACCURACY; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MACRONUTRIENT; NITROGEN BALANCE; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK REDUCTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

DIETARY PROTEINS; HUMANS; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 45849131351     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.299.24.2891     Document Type: Note

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