High protein bad for the Kidneys?

strozzy
strozzy Posts: 19 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've been eating a high protein diet for years now around 220 grams of protein. Would this be really bad for my kidneys? How much should i be eating? By the way i weigh about 215lbs and i work out 4 days a week. Any feedback would be appreciated!

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  • tiptoethruthetulips
    tiptoethruthetulips Posts: 3,370 Member
    My understanding that high protein diets should not be consumed by those with kidney disease as the diet may worsen kidney function.

    If your kidneys are healthy there shouldn't be any issues with a high protein diet.
  • but02
    but02 Posts: 2 Member
    Every body have maximum amount of possible absorption, so other nonabsorbent substances body must excrete, so biggest part of exceation is doing liver then kidney. In theory is possible to have problems with kidneys and liver from higher amount of nonabsorbent proteins
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    edited November 2015
    At 2.25 g/kg of body weight it isn't at a level considered of issue for kidneys (if you are disease free) however, it might be a bit unnecessarily high if you aren't very lean.

    See Helm's article:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24092765
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    It would be a wise move to discuss this with your doctor.

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