More on protein for us (almost) oldies

 In a Washington Post article:What a scientist who studies protein and healthy aging eats in a day:

The National Academy of Medicine says the amount of protein the average adult needs on a daily basis is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight, or the equivalent of 0.36 grams per pound of body weight. That’s about 54 grams of protein for a 150-pound person — or roughly the amount of protein in a 4-ounce chicken breast and one cup of Greek yogurt. Some health influencers point out that this amount — known as the recommended dietary allowance, or RDA — is the bare minimum you need to avoid being malnourished and argue that you should be eating as much as one gram of protein per pound of body weight each day.

Phillips says the truth lies somewhere in the middle. He says that for optimal health, the average adult should aim to eat around 0.54 to 0.73 grams of protein per pound of body weight daily. Eating this amount — along with regular bouts of strength training — can help you build and maintain lean muscle as you age and stave off conditions such as sarcopenia.  

Well, that's annoying how they jump between grams per kilogram and grams per pound!   If you are going metric for one, why not for both?   

Perplexity tells me it converts to 1.19g to 1.61g per kilogram.   

My previous post on this topic settled on 1.2g per kilogram, so this still sounds right...