This is day 312 eating nothing but meat, eggs, and seafood.

Today is officially week six of the carnivore diet.

Whatever you think you know about protein, how much to eat, what kind to eat, might be wrong.

Four, six ounce tri-tips or loin steak, six scrambled eggs, leftover

leftover butter and towel.

Typical protein is nasty.

There is no question about it.

Protein is having a real moment.

And food companies have caught onto this.

That's why you're now seeing protein in everything from chips to cereal.

As I think most of our listeners know by now,

whenever there's some sort of health fad trending,

we like to take a closer look.

On today's show, we're diving into the world of what's now being called protein mania.

We're going to get you some answers to questions like,

how much protein do you actually need?

And how much is too much?

Is all protein created equal?

Can you get enough protein as a vegetarian or a vegan?

And I'll even give you some specific ideas for your next breakfast.

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent.

And this is chasing life.

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