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Protein: Bridging Requirements and Food-Based Guidance
CME Credit Available for Physicians!
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.
Originally presented at NUTRITION 2026, ASN's flagship meeting which was held July 25-28 in National Harbor, MD
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Speakers
Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD
McMaster University
Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS
Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD
University of Vermont
Heather J. Leidy, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Daniel Tomé, PhD
Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
Learning Objectives
- Review the function of adipocytes and the link between human adipose deposition and metabolic health
- Describe adipose tissue cell types and variations in function within depot locations
- Examine the role of yo-yo dieting on altered adipocyte function
- Discuss the association between preconception paternal diet and offspring health
Competencies
The Desirable Physician Attributes addressed in this activity are:
- Systems-Based Practice
- Medical Knowledge
Target Audience
- Researchers
- Physicians
- Dietitians
- Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
- Academic Faculty
- Health Educators
- Behavioral Specialists
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Undergraduate/Graduate Students/Postdoctoral Fellows
- Medical Students and Residents
- Wellness Professionals
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Course summary
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). The American Society for Nutrition is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The ASN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.50 Certificate of Participation
ASN does not offer CME credit to non-physicians. However, all non-physician professionals of this activity will be able to complete an evaluation and download a Certificate of Participation. This certificate designates your participation in this education activity. It lists the amount of continuing medical education credit that has been designated for physicians by ASN. You should be able to use this documentation for your licensing or certification needs. To determine if activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are acceptable for your licensing or certification needs, please contact your credentialing body directly. Please note ASN cannot guarantee its acceptance.
This activity includes the following presentations:
Welcome and introductions
Naomi K. Fukagawa, MD, PhD
University of Vermont
Development and Update of the RDA for Protein
Stephanie A. Atkinson, PhD
McMaster University
Development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Protein Recommendation
Heather J. Leidy, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Commentary: Protein and Children and Adolescents
Teresa A. Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS
Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
Commentary: Protein and Older Adults
Daniel Tomé, PhD
Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
Panel Discussion / Questions and Answers
Disclosure Policy
It is the policy of the American Society of Nutrition, in compliance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education to ensure that education presents learners with only accurate, balanced, and scientifically justified recommendations and protects learners from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. ASN requires disclosure of all financial interest that the planning committee (including ASN staff) or faculty members have with ineligible companies. All faculty and contributors to this continuing education activity have disclosed any relevant financial relationship that may have direct bearing on the subject matter of this program. Specific disclosure information is in the course materials.
The American Society for Nutrition supports fair and unbiased participation of individuals in its education activities. Any real or potential conflicts of interest must be identified and managed. All relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that directly impact and/or might conflict with ASN activities must be disclosed, or disclosure that no relevant financial relationships exist must be documented. Other relationships that could cause private interests to conflict with professional interests must also be disclosed. This policy is intended to openly identify any potential conflict so that participants in an education activity are able to form their own judgments about the presentation. In addition, disclosure must be made of presentations on drugs or devices or uses of drugs or devices that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Speakers
Stephanie Atkinson, PhD, McMaster University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Teresa Davis, PhD, DFASN, FASAS, Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Disclosure(s) of AI Use:
• Microsoft CoPilot GPT-5
• Creating images or graphics (including presentation slides) (M365 Copilot GPT-5 chat model was used to develop a graph and generic pictures. M365 Copilot follows Texas A&M System security and compliance requirements.)
• 7/6/2026, 7/8/2026, and 7/17/2026
Naomi Fukagawa, MD, PhD, University of Vermont
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Heather Leidy, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin
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
• National Pork Board: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), Consultant (Ongoing)
• Novo Nordisk: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
• Pork Checkoff: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
• All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Daniel Tomé, PhD, Agroparistech/Université Paris-Saclay
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Planners
The following individuals served on the NUTRITION 2026 Scientific Program Committee. This session was included in the scientific program of NUTRITION 2026, ASN's flagship meeting which was held from July 25-28 in National Harbor, MD
Monica Agarwal, MD, MEHP, PNS, FACE, University of Alabama at Birmingham
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Ann Anderson-Berry, MD, PhD, University of Nebraska Medical Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Aline Andres, PhD, RD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sarah Borengasser, PhD, MS, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
James Collins, PhD, University of Florida
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Samaneh Farsijani, PhD, RD, University of Pittsburgh
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Rafaela Feresin, PhD, Georgia State University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Martha Field, PhD, Cornell University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Jennifer Fisher, PhD, Temple University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Sarah Gebauer, PhD, FASN, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Stephen Hennigar, PhD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Debbie Humphries, PhD, MPH, Yale University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
J. Philip Karl, PhD, RD, US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM)
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Matthew Landry, PhD, RDN, FAND, University of California, Irvine
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Diana Obanda, PhD, University of Maryland
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Cristina Palacios, PhD, FASN, Florida International University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Drew Sayer, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Raz Shaikh, PhD, FASN, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Disclosure(s):
• Metagenics Inc.: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Wiley Companies: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing)
• All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.
Diane Stadler, PhD, RDN, LD, Oregon Health & Science University
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Stephanie Waldrop, MD, MPH, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
ASN Consultant
Lauren O’Connor, PhD, MPH, Texas A&M Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Evidence Center
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Staff
Michelle Crispino, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Stephanie Dunbar, MPH, RN, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Gwen Twillman, American Society for Nutrition
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). The American Society for Nutrition is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
Physicians
The ASN designates this enduring materials activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The certificate you receive upon completion of this education activity will list the amount of continuing medical education credit you were awarded. Please use this documentation for your CME licensing or certification needs.
Learners seeking CME credit are required to pass a post-test assessment of subject matter comprehension. To pass the post-test assessment, learners must correctly answer 75% of the questions.
Non-physician Professionals
For registered dietitians, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) recognizes enduring educational activities offered by ACCME accredited providers. For any additional questions, participants can contact CDR at [email protected].
ASN does not offer CME credit to non-physicians. However, all non-physician professionals will be able to complete an evaluation and download a Certificate of Participation. This certificate designates your participation in this education activity. It lists the amount of continuing medical education credit that has been designated for physicians by ASN. You should be able to use this documentation for your licensing or certification needs. To determine if activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are acceptable for your licensing or certification needs, please contact your credentialing body directly. Please note ASN cannot guarantee its acceptance.
Learners seeking a Certificate of Participation are required to pass a post-test assessment of subject matter comprehension. To pass the post-test assessment, learners must correctly answer 75% of the questions.
Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). The American Society for Nutrition is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The ASN designates this activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.50 Certificate of Participation
ASN does not offer CME credit to non-physicians. However, all non-physician professionals of this activity will be able to complete an evaluation and download a Certificate of Participation. This certificate designates your participation in this education activity. It lists the amount of continuing medical education credit that has been designated for physicians by ASN. You should be able to use this documentation for your licensing or certification needs. To determine if activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ are acceptable for your licensing or certification needs, please contact your credentialing body directly. Please note ASN cannot guarantee its acceptance.
Price
Special ASN Member Benefit - 50% Off for Members!
ASN members receive this course for 50% off. Login now to get the $10 special member rate. If you do not see the member rate displayed for you after logging in, please contact [email protected].
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