Is Too Much Protein Bad?

I have seen some survivor man shows where if ALL you eat is protein you can get protein poising buuuut thats like if your in survival death starvation mode so I am sure your fine, Its actually better for weight loss it takes more cals to convert protein into energy than the other macros so keep it up!

Yes, too much animal protein is harmful to you. It can lead to bone loss, kidney damage, kidney stones, arthritis, cancer promotion, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and the list goes on. To achieve optimal health, a whole foods, plant based diet should be followed. An article on this topic can be found here: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2004nl/040100puproteinoverload.htm

Excerllent read with facts....

http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/nutrition/protein-controversies.html



Here is the summary......

Summary

A number of health risks have been attributed to the consumption of high protein intakes, this includes potential problems with the kidneys, bone health, metabolic acidosis and certain types of cancers. For the most part, these risks tend to be extremely overstated.

While high protein intakes may cause problems when there is pre-existing kidney disease, no research suggests that high protein intakes cause kidney damage. While there is potential for high protein intakes to cause body calcium loss, this appears to only occur when calcium intake is insufficient in the first place; high protein intakes with high calcium intakes improves bone health. Ensuring sufficient vegetable intake along with a high protein intake is a key aspect not only to bone health but to preventing a small metabolic acidosis which may occur when large amounts of protein are consumed by themselves.

Concerns over heart disease and cancer are more related to the high fat content of many cuts of meat, along with other nutritional factors such as insufficient fruit and vegetable intake that contributes. Other lifestyle factors that typically accompany the consumption of higher fat cuts of meat are also a likely contributor to the overall health risk. The consumption of lean cuts of meat has actually been shown to improve overall health; both athletic and diets for general health should ideally contain plenty of fruits and vegetables for this reason.

Yes, too much animal protein is harmful to you. It can lead to bone loss, kidney damage, kidney stones, arthritis, cancer promotion, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and the list goes on. To achieve optimal health, a whole foods, plant based diet should be followed. An article on this topic can be found here: http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2004nl/040100puproteinoverload.htm

Your right it causes problems with your body and damage









If you have kidney problems and other underlying medical conditions.


thats like me saying fat is bad because people with no gall bladder cant process it
carbs are bad because diabetics cant produce insulin
protein is bad because people with kidney problems cant filter it properly

better yet lets all drink water.
oh wait that causes water toxicity.
lets not drink it

I am consistently over my protein limit that was set by MFP. Sometimes by twice. I only started noticing recently. Is this bad? Will it hinder my weightloss or effect me in some other way?

Well, your protein goal is very low. If you go into your manual macronutrient goal settings instead of letting MFP calculate it for you, you can change your ratios. My goal for a 2,000 calorie diet is approximately 130g of protein, minimum. I always struggle to break 100, lol.

Keep up what you're doing; if anything, you'll probably have to start eating even more protein if you adjust your ratios.

Fom what you have said... Definitely not bad - it's good as it insures you can protect your muscles from being used up!

Yes, too much protein is bad, but you're nowhere near having too much protein.

It has been observed that the human liver cannot safely metabolise much more than 285-365 g of protein per day (for an 80 kg person), and human kidneys are similarly limited in their capability to remove urea (a byproduct of protein catabolism) from the bloodstream. Exceeding that amount results in excess levels of amino acids, ammonia (hyperammonemia), and/or urea in the bloodstream, with potentially fatal consequences,[1] especially if the person switches to a high-protein diet without giving time for the levels of his or her hepatic enzymes to upregulate. Since protein only contains 4 kcal/gram, and a typical adult human requires in excess of 1900 kcal to maintain the energy balance, it is possible to exceed the safe intake of protein if one is subjected to a high-protein diet with little or no fat or carbohydrates. However, given the lack of scientific data on the effects of high-protein diets, and the observed ability of the liver to compensate over a few days for a shift in protein intake, the US Food and Nutrition Board does not set a Tolerable Upper Limit nor upper Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein.[2] Furthermore, medical sources such as UpToDate[3] do not include listings on this topic.

From Wikipedia -- Rabbit Starvation

Yes, too much protein is bad, but you're nowhere near having too much protein.

It has been observed that the human liver cannot safely metabolise much more than 285-365 g of protein per day (for an 80 kg person), and human kidneys are similarly limited in their capability to remove urea (a byproduct of protein catabolism) from the bloodstream. Exceeding that amount results in excess levels of amino acids, ammonia (hyperammonemia), and/or urea in the bloodstream, with potentially fatal consequences,[1] especially if the person switches to a high-protein diet without giving time for the levels of his or her hepatic enzymes to upregulate. Since protein only contains 4 kcal/gram, and a typical adult human requires in excess of 1900 kcal to maintain the energy balance, it is possible to exceed the safe intake of protein if one is subjected to a high-protein diet with little or no fat or carbohydrates. However, given the lack of scientific data on the effects of high-protein diets, and the observed ability of the liver to compensate over a few days for a shift in protein intake, the US Food and Nutrition Board does not set a Tolerable Upper Limit nor upper Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range for protein.[2] Furthermore, medical sources such as UpToDate[3] do not include listings on this topic.

From Wikipedia -- Rabbit Starvation

-old observational study
-people ate nothing but pure protein
-no other forms of micronutrients or macronutrients
-they die
-therefore pure protein up to 280-365g of protein at 80kg bw will kill you.

its a dumb link

you know how many people would be dead right now if that was true?

Just cook the rabbit in duck fat and your golden.

Bump, good info for reading later

Bump**

Modern day's silly obsession with protein borders on the psychotic, lol. Protein is necessary, but does any normal body actually need more grams of protein per day than say 0.4 of your body weight?

My daily protein has always been 50 +/- 15 grams per day, I have been at or near my goal weight since age 20, I never catch the flu, and I have no allergies and no medical condition whatsoever. My body isn't flabby, I don't run out of breath, and my hair is thick. I work in my yard regularly, and scratches heal quickly.

Maybe more protein isn't how you stay there, and maybe it isn't how you get there. As for whether too much protein is bad for you, "A suggested maximum protein intake ... would be ... 176 g protein per day for an 80 kg (176 lb) individual (1.0 g/lb)".

A review of issues of dietary protein intake in humans.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16779921

The following article is more easily digestible.

Three Problems Associated With Too Much Protein Intake
http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/three-problems-associated-much-protein-intake-6546.html