I agree that the average American consumes more than the recommended daily intake, but the recommended daily intake is complete bullshit.  It&#x27;s 50g, it should be more than double that.  It&#x27;s a class issue: protein is expensive.<p>The red meat stuff is controversial.  From everything I&#x27;ve read, including the China Study, I&#x27;ve come to the conclusion that a lot of red meat in an otherwise healthy diet is probably fine.  Who knows though.  There definitely isn&#x27;t clear science there.<p>I totally agree that in general vegetable intake needs to increase.  Fruits are ok, but not great because of the fructose.  I don&#x27;t really think fruits are a necessary part of a healthy diet, but they certainly can be.