High protein bad?

[bilat]

I heard a high protein diet, like eating 2x your Bw in protein can lead to kidney problems. Any truth to this?

 

[Mike_Rojas]

No. Only if you have a pre-existing kidney problem.

 

[spatts]

No.

 

[spatts]

Liver glycogen levels can be effected by carbs irrespective of protein.

 

[Lee]

it can affect your liver if your not getting any carbs and too much protein, but other then that protein has no negative affects

 

[SeanHolmz]

except protein farts.....they can get fuckin nasty

 

[RusPA81]

except protein farts.....they can get fuckin nasty

Hahahaha. I love those. Especially in a crowded elevator.

 

[Bulldog_10]

Actually, too high a protein intake can have detrimental effects on the kidneys. As we know, when protein is burned as a fuel, your body produced excess ammonia from all the extra nitrogen, which is toxic. Your body gets rid of this ammonia through the urine, making the kidneys work overtime, while at the same time dehydrating you because of all the water loss that accompanies the ammonia in the urine.

This dehydration leads to decreased muscle performance. So too high a protein intake can have many detrimental effects. I personally recommend 1 to 2 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight...depending on your personal situation.

 

[SeanHolmz]

It depends what other kind of supplements you are taking. If you are on high protein diet, but don't juice, arn't using dieuretics, arn't taking pain killers by the pound...Then I wouldn't worry about your protein intake. However if you are on the sauce, taking pain killers, possibly dieting and using diuretics, plus taking ungodly amounts of protein then you definetly need to be careful.

 

[natedog]

except protein farts.....they can get fuckin nasty

If you'd eat some fiber with all of that protein, you wouldn't have that problem. Some probiotics probably wouldn't hurt either.