Most adults consume approximately 0.9g/kg body weight/day of protein, and older adults are barely meeting or falling below the established RDA, which is insufficient for net protein balance.

“Adults are mostly taking in all adults are taking in about 0.9 gram per kilogram body weight per day of protein. So pretty close to what that RDA is. not what it should be, right? Older adults, um, if we look at the gender, male versus female, males are taking in about 0.9 grams per kilogram body weight. Females are taking in point8. So, they're they're really just hitting that what we call RDA, which now we have established is not enough.”