Five things to know about protein May 26, 2023 10:30 am by Washington PostIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Washington Post (May 24) - “Most Americans are eating close to 1.0 to 1.2 grams per kilogram of their body weight” in protein most days, says Nicholas Burd, the director of the Nutrition and Exercise Performance Research Group at Illinois. Share on Facebook Tweet Email