Healthy Living: Talking facts about protein

Published October 8, 2026 12:16 PM PDT
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Adding more protein to your diet — or "proteinmaxxing" — is probably something you've seen all over social media for a while now.

We're taking a look at the facts about protein: what it does, and how much is enough.

Joining Good Day Seattle to separate fact from fiction is Dr. Scott Itano, a family medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente Northgate Medical Center.

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