Protein and The Perfect Health Diet

"The Perfect Health Diet takes a middle ground in regard to protein: We recommend eating about 15 percent protein, and argue that both high protein and low protein diets are likely to be harmful; high protein diets by accelerating aging or by making protein available to gut bacteria for fermentation, producing a less beneficial gut flora and generating nitrogenous toxins; low protein diets by starving the body of a key nutrient needed to maintain bodily functions, especially liver, kidney, and immune function." - Paul Jaminet, Ph.D. and author