So, is a high-protein diet bad for your kidneys?
In a word ‘no’.
More specifically, protein may only bad for your kidneys if you have bad kidneys 😉 .
If you use the formula I use to calculate how much protein you need to build muscle, you’ll probably be consuming about 20-25% of your daily calories from protein. Hardly enough to place undue stress on the kidneys.
To illustrate the point here’s a study that tested the hypothesis that a high-protein consumption would adversely affect the kidneys.
One group is put on a high-protein diet, the other on a low-protein vegetarian diet. The conclusion – speaking of the higher-protein diet it says:
“such a diet does not significantly affect kidney function with “normal aging” in healthy subjects.”
Enjoy your salmon everyone 🙂
Mark McManus.
Salmon and celerac chips on the menu for tomoz I will enjoy my salmon thanks mark 🙂
Gazo
Sounds delish mate, enjoy!
Mark
Just one thing about fibre what I am about to suggest I wouldnt do because im leaving potatoes alone, if I ate some potatoe the a bowl of fibre would it cancel out the carbs or am i just wishing?
I think I know what you’re saying Gazo. If you add fibre to a meal, does it reduce the carb count, no, unfortunately not. In Europe our product packaging lists ‘net carbs’ as ‘carbs’ i.e. minus the fibre. In the US, they list ‘total carbs’ as ‘carbs’ so customers have to subtract it themselves to see what the net carb content is. Adding extra fibre (fiber – US) to a meal will not alter the carb count.
Mark
Dame 🙁
Hey Mark,
what about vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, etc.? Is there a restriction on eating them as well?
And what is the minimum fat intake for a person. I dont see it mentioned anywhere.
Hello Mark,
Thanks for all the great advise and help. I am eating a lot of protein and veg with low carbs. I get more than enough protein but I am about 500 calories shy from my 2600 calorie goal a day. How is this affecting me and my workouts since I am trying to bring down my body fat but trying to gain some muscle mass. Should I eat more ??? I am full all the time !!! Thanks again.