High-Protein Promises

Most Americans don’t need these products.

- Matthew Kadey

From granola bars to pasta, the flood of products touting high protein might have you wondering if you should be getting more protein. For most Americans, that’s probably not the case, and the packaged products filling grocery shelves may not be the best sources, because many high-protein packaged foods are also high in added sugars and calories.

Who Can Benefit The amino acids that make up the protein in your steak and yogurt are building blocks of the human body, forming everything from muscles to bones to cartilage, so getting enough protein is important.