Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/Metabolism
Clinical and Translational Nutrition
Community and Public Health Nutrition
From Research to Practice
Global Nutrition
Naomi Fukagawa, MD, PhD
Professor Emerita of Medicine
University of Vermont, Vermont, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Stephanie Atkinson, PhD (she/her/hers)
Professor Emerita
McMaster University
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
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Heather Leidy, PhD
Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences & Department of Pediatrics
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States
Disclosure(s): Beef Checkoff: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
General Mills Bell Institute of Health & Nutrition: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Consultant (Ongoing); Speaker/Speaker's Bureau (Ongoing)
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: Speaker/Speaker's Bureau (Ongoing)
National Pork Board: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing); Consultant (Ongoing)
Novo Nordisk: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Pork Checkoff: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
Teresa Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS (she/her/hers)
Director
Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
College Station, Texas, United States
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Daniel Tomé, PhD
Professor
Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Experts have debated for decades how much protein we need. The newly released 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are food recommendations designed to meet all nutrient requirements, prioritizes protein at every eating occasion and recommends a healthy range of protein of 1.2-1.6 g/kg/day. The establishment of this range and the translation to animal and plant source protein food serving recommendations was based on optimizing weight management and nutrient density of the diet for health promotion and disease prevention.
This range differs from the Recommended Dietary Allowance for adults aged 19 years and above for protein, set in 2005, which is 0.8 g/kg/day based on achieving nitrogen equilibrium. A recent systematic review conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), commissioned by the Joint Canada-United States DRI Working Group, was designed to review and synthesize evidence published on human protein requirements between 2000 and 2024, which could inform a future assessment of the protein DRI recommendation. The AHRQ systematic review identified limited new studies published in 2000-2024 examining protein and indispensable amino acid requirements across the lifecycle.
This session will cover the different aims, approaches, and methodology used to develop the DRIs and DGAs and how researchers, clinicians, and policymakers should incorporate these resources when providing dietary guidance or developing policies related to protein nutrition.
Chair: Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD – University of Vermont
Speaker: Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD (she/her/hers) – McMaster University
Speaker: Heather J. Leidy, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Speaker: Daniel Tomé, PhD – Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
Chair: Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD – University of Vermont
Speaker: Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD (she/her/hers) – McMaster University
Speaker: Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Speaker: Heather J. Leidy, PhD – The University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Daniel Tomé, PhD – Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay