Who Recommended Protein Intake? The Origins of Dietary Guidelines
                                
                                
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                                The history of dietary protein recommendations reveals a dynamic evolution of scientific thought and societal influences. The first formal, high-protein guidelines were recommended by German physiologist Carl von Voit in 1877, though his figures were later disputed by others with opposing evidence.