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    High-Protein Diets May Damage Kidneys
    High-protein diets like that of the popular Atkins diet may accelerate the loss of kidney function in people with early kidney problems. However, these diets do not seem to affect people with normal kidneys, suggests new research.
    The problem is, as many as 20 million Americans are at risk for reduced kidney functon but don't know it. Therefore, people on high-protein diets may be unknowingly damaging their kidneys.

    "There are no symptoms attributable to this early kidney disease, but it's very prevalent," says Eric Knight, MD, MPH, lead researcher of the study and a doctor at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Those at highest risk are people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or are older than age 65, he says.

    Even in his study, about one in four of the 1,624 women studied had mildly reduced kidney function that produced no obvious symptoms. It's the latest chapter in the ongoing Nurses Health Study, which has already documented that frequent meat consumption may increase risk of colon cancer.

    The women studied were questioned about their consumption of meat and other foods, and other health risks were also evaluated. They were tracked for 11 years, and researchers found that those with mild kidney problems who ate a high-protein diet - especially protein from meat - had a faster loss in function. No such association was noted among women with these kidney problems who got most of their protein from dairy foods. However, high meat consumption didn't seem to exacerbate problems in those with healthy kidneys.

    "We saw a significantly measurable association in those consuming about 1.3 grams of animal protein for each kilo of body weight," Knight asserts. "That level is not as high as the protein you get from animal sources in the Atkins diet. So clearly a person who is undertaking a high-protein diet such as Atkins should have a kidney function test and carefully be monitored while following this diet."

    Are high-protein diets safe for those with normal kidney function? "If the Atkins diet was the only way of losing weight, perhaps the benefits would outweigh the risks," he says. "Obviously, extreme obesity is a risk factor of kidney disease. But there are other health risks associated with high consumption of meat products, such as too much animal fats and saturated fats that increase the risk of heart disease.

    I think the message of our study is that people with mild reduced kidney function should be careful to moderate their intake of meat overall and very carefully consider the risk and benefits before starting an Atkins-type diet."

    When beginning the Atkins plan, dieters typically eat about 2 grams of animal protein for each kilogram of body weight, says Colette Heimowitz, director of education and research for Atkins Nutritionals. That means a woman weighing 150 pounds would consume about 135 grams of protein each day - nearly 40% more than what was typically consumed by those in Knight's study. In later stages of the high-protein diet, the amount of protein is reduced to levels consumed by those in Knight's study.

    "We tell people they shouldn't do this program without first getting a physical and be monitored by their doctors, and those with mild renal insufficiency need to be under a doctor's supervision because they can't take in as much protein as the program offers in the induction phase", Heimowitz reports. "They can still follow an Atkins-type weight-loss plan by choosing healthy fats and healthy carbohydrates but will lose weight at a slower pace."
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    Re: High-Protein Diets May Damage Kidneys

    thanks bro


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      ya, thanks bro
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      • #4
        Re: High-Protein Diets May Damage Kidneys

        this guy at steroidology almost died from protein overdose, he was in a coma
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          I have to say I thank god that I didn't die after what had happened to me these past few weeks.... Let me give you a little history real quick, I began using DC Training taking in 350g of protein a day with around 3500cal... My gains where GREAT I have to say I gained about 30lb (27-28 muscle) in a short 8 months, untill 1 day I almost died... I started having bad symptoms like being a little dizzy then one day I started throwing up 100 times and I went to get hospitalized, later that evening I was in a Coma for a long time its not just bad being in a coma but I also lost 17lb of my muscles in a short week... just 2 days ago I was released from the hospital and I have to really thank god that I came back alive without being a vegetable... Now this is what they found out that caused this problem.... Protein! When the doctors found out I was taking in 350g of Protein they thought I was crazy, but I was confused because I know plenty of people on this forum who take the same if not MUCH MORE than me. But what the reality is that not everyone is created equal.... some maybe lucky and able to take in that much and some people may not, sadly I found out the hard way. Now to go in a little details its not from a kidney failure or anything.... it was simple a Nitrogen imbalance that the Protein had created in my body... having a nitrogen imbalance I ended up having an ammonia level of 800 in my blood and brain... now if anyone knows about ammonia in the body you would surly know that 800 is life threatning and it was a miracle that im alive right now... Currently they are putting me on a 60-80g Protein diet for a loooong time and to tell you the truth im just too scared to ever go back at protein levels like that again. Here's what I also found out for weightlifters... you only really need 1.5-1.7g per KG to keep your nitrogen balanced and many many people say that this is plenty for your system and that anymore protein would be too much for the body to absorb... Thats also why I hit a level of 800 my body started to store more and more protein in my liver and other places and once it was all released it reached to 800. I felt that I just had to send this message out to someone because im sure there is someone else on here that might have the same problem and it might save this persons life in the near future!

          Now I hope Dante or someone else who works with Dante and his DC Training program can PLEASE help me out and message me and really help me out with the DC workout plan, but having it modified for me to use only 1.5-1.7g per KG (im just shy of 180 after what happened so I would only take in 122-140g)
          But right now I have to stay on a very strict 60-80gMAXX diet
          I lost soo much muscle and all I want is to just gain it back and stay constint from there on... I was very happy with my size back then
          But I cant complain... Im happy im alive!
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          • #6
            Re: High-Protein Diets May Damage Kidneys

            holy shit.....i cant tolerate anything over 1g/lb i get all feeling like crap and my digestive system is messed up and stomach rumbling.

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