Can too much protein be bad?

[naturally anabolic]

I find this foolish to think about but my doctors have kept saying this repeatedly, even those who have familiarity with bodybuilding and fitness. for instance, after meeting with one of my oncologists we went thru a typical day of my eating, and it was determined i was eating right around 200g of protein, which is not bad considering most of my nutrients come in the puree'd and blended variety of baby food and protein shakes. The doctor expressed to me that i may want to lower that amount slightly 30-40g because he felt the added protein was not doing me good but instead doing bad. He explained that processing proteins, especially excessive wasted protein out of the body alone was taxing. Now, I do not know if this is specifically my problem or one in general but it made me start to rethink the way i had dieted in the past, even making me doubt some of it.

someone tell me im crazy.

 

[HANSEL]

I ate a crazy diet of like 85% coming from protein and it fucked my liver up. my BUN/Creatinine Ratios were wacked, my AST and ALT were high. too much nitrogen retention can be dangerous.

 

[The Whole F/N Show]

The body turns excess protein into carbs more or less. That is taxin' on the body. Then they're all that nitrogen. You said you are eating 200grams of protein but you didn't say how much you weight or what you lean body weight is. I always felt 1 gram for every pound you weigh was pretty good. I'm 185lbs I probably eat 200grams of protein a day. If you wanna build muscle you need more protein than the average joe.

Unless the doctor has an awesome body or has experience with bodybuilders so you gotta take some of what they say with a grain of salt. But 200grams is crazy high. 300-400grams is another story. That's more like the diet of a young lion.

 

[Pamela]

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It's interesting you posted this.
I was reading about this last night..

http://www.wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=54




Pamela

 

[ANABOLICK1]

My doc told me to cut my protein intake because my red blood cell count was too high(didn't tell him I was juicing though)

 

[Lestat]

Eating 200g of protein a day is certainly better then eating 200g of saturated fat.

 

[Jimsbbc]

I 've been eating 400grams for years. I'll let you know when my liver falls out.

 

[JohnyJuice]

i eat about 300g of protein. Dont have any problems, but that doesnt mean you wont. Everyone body is different. Proccessing loads of protein is taxing on the kidneys if i am correct. Ther is also a condition called goiter that affects the joints. Crystals form from excessive protein. But then again, i doubt that would be an issue if you were lifting wieghts and using the protein.

 

[strider364]

From what i understand, any amount of excess protein can be hard on the kidneys. I eat about 250-300 grams a day, and drink about 1-2 gallons of water to go with it.

 

[WODIN]

The key is drinking enough water....

I take in about 250 g/d right now and I'm cutting. Bulking I take in about 400 g/d.