Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
🚨 HOW MUCH PROTEIN IS TOO MUCH? - Video 2 in The Protein Myth Series
We’re constantly being told to eat MORE protein—especially as we get older.
But a large study following more than 19,000 people raises some important questions about that advice.
In adults over age 55, consuming at least 1.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day was associated with a 36% higher risk of major cardiovascular events.
And across the overall study population, very high protein intake was associated with:
⚠️ 39% higher risk of death from any cause
⚠️ 43% higher risk of heart failure
⚠️ 50% higher risk of heart attack
⚠️ 73% higher risk of cardiovascular death
For perspective, 1.8 g/kg is about 122 grams of protein a day for a 150-pound person and 147 grams for a 180-pound person. That is a common amount recommended to people by their doctors or personal trainers.
Important: this was an observational study, so it shows an association—it does NOT prove that high protein caused these outcomes.
But it does challenge the assumption that if some protein is good, MORE must always be better.
Protein is essential. The goal should be to get enough, not to maximize it at the expense of everything else our bodies need.
This is exactly why I keep saying we need to become less protein-focused and more nourishment-focused. 🌱
Instead of asking, “How can I get more protein?”
Ask: “How can I get more nourished?”
Want answers? To learn how to Hyper-Nourish click here: https://linktr.ee/goodbyelupus
Then come back to my channel Wednesdays at 12:30pm pacific time for free live coaching sessions and Q&As with me.
Article:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770725002520
#Protein #heartdisease #heartattack #PlantBasedNutrition
About Dr. G:
Dr. Brooke Goldner is a board-certified medical doctor and the author of multiple bestselling books, including Goodbye Lupus, Goodbye Autoimmune Disease, and her recently released recipe book, Goodbye Lupus, Hello Delicious.
She has published multiple case studies in fully reversing Lupus & Sjogren's diseases and lupus nephritis with her nutrition protocol.
She is the sole autoimmune professor for the Plant-Based Nutrition Certification from Cornell University and a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board.
Due to her Goodbye Lupus Nutrition Protocol, she herself has been lupus-free with normal lab tests since 2005, after 12 years of being very sick with lupus rashes, arthritis, nephritis, and mini-strokes from antiphospholipid antibodies. She was able to have healthy pregnancies and children and remains healthy to this day, with a hyper-nourishing plant-based diet.
She has dedicated her life to educating the public, physicians, and testifying to government committees to improve health through better understanding of the nutrition that optimizes cellular function, repair, and immunity, that has saved her life and thousands of others around the world.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
All the information provided by Brooke Goldner, M.D. and associated videos are strictly for informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice from your health care provider or physician.
The information provided by Brooke Goldner, M.D. and associated videos cannot be used to make a diagnosis or treat any health condition. The information is not advice, and should not be treated as such. The information in this video is provided "as is" without any representations or warranties, express or implied.
Brooke Goldner, M.D. is not acting as your medical provider. --
#heartdisease #StressManagement #heartattack
#heartdiseaseawarenes
🚨 HOW MUCH PROTEIN IS TOO MUCH? - Video 2 in The Protein Myth Series
We’re constantly being told to eat MORE protein—especially as we get older.
But a large study following more than 19,000 people raises some important questions about that advice.
In adults over age 55, consuming at least 1.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day was associated with a 36% higher risk of major cardiovascular events.
And across the overall study population, very high protein intake was associated with:
⚠️ 39% higher risk of death from any cause
⚠️ 43% higher risk of heart failure
⚠️ 50% higher risk of heart attack
⚠️ 73% higher risk of cardiovascular death
For perspective, 1.8 g/kg is about 122 grams of protein a day for a 150-pound person and 147 grams for a 180-pound person. That is a common amount recommended to people by their doctors or personal trainers.
Important: this was an observational study, so it shows an association—it does NOT prove that high protein caused these outcomes.
But it does challenge the assumption that if some protein is good, MORE must always be better.
Protein is essential. The goal should be to get enough, not to maximize it at the expense of everything else our bodies need.
This is exactly why I keep saying we need to become less protein-focused and more nourishment-focused. 🌱
Instead of asking, “How can I get more protein?”
Ask: “How can I get more nourished?”
Want answers? To learn how to Hyper-Nourish click here: https://linktr.ee/goodbyelupus
Then come back to my channel Wednesdays at 12:30pm pacific time for free live coaching sessions and Q&As with me.
Article:
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1279770725002520
#Protein #heartdisease #heartattack #PlantBasedNutrition
About Dr. G:
Dr. Brooke Goldner is a board-certified medical doctor and the author of multiple bestselling books, including Goodbye Lupus, Goodbye Autoimmune Disease, and her recently released recipe book, Goodbye Lupus, Hello Delicious.
She has published multiple case studies in fully reversing Lupus & Sjogren's diseases and lupus nephritis with her nutrition protocol.
She is the sole autoimmune professor for the Plant-Based Nutrition Certification from Cornell University and a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board.
Due to her Goodbye Lupus Nutrition Protocol, she herself has been lupus-free with normal lab tests since 2005, after 12 years of being very sick with lupus rashes, arthritis, nephritis, and mini-strokes from antiphospholipid antibodies. She was able to have healthy pregnancies and children and remains healthy to this day, with a hyper-nourishing plant-based diet.
She has dedicated her life to educating the public, physicians, and testifying to government committees to improve health through better understanding of the nutrition that optimizes cellular function, repair, and immunity, that has saved her life and thousands of others around the world.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER
All the information provided by Brooke Goldner, M.D. and associated videos are strictly for informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice from your health care provider or physician.
The information provided by Brooke Goldner, M.D. and associated videos cannot be used to make a diagnosis or treat any health condition. The information is not advice, and should not be treated as such. The information in this video is provided "as is" without any representations or warranties, express or implied.
Brooke Goldner, M.D. is not acting as your medical provider. --
#heartdisease #StressManagement #heartattack
#heartdiseaseawarenes
