Most Americans (89 percent) agree it is important to eat enough protein in their diet, and that protein can be part of a heart healthy diet (86 percent), reports Washington, D.C.-based International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)’s Food and Health Survey 2015. Nearly three-quarters also say protein helps people feel full, the IFIC reports.
While the IFIC doesn’t have specific data on portion size and protein, the foundation does ask Americans about barriers to protein consumption. IFIC data reveals that the top reasons Americans do not consume more protein than they do now are the beliefs they already get enough protein and foods with protein are sometimes more expensive.