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kayla_larsen
kayla_larsen Posts: 40 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
Why is it bad to have too much protein or sodium?

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  • jdhm
    jdhm Posts: 4 Member
    Too much sodium can raise your blood pressure. It also makes you retain water which can make you feel bloated and show a few extra pounds on the scale. When you're young the biggest problem is probably the water retention, but as you age, and especially if you are heavy, it will really affect your blood pressure.

    Some think that too much protein can clog your arteries. It really depends upon the protein. Fatty protein like hamburger, steaks, pork, etc. are harder on your heart than the protein in chicken and fish. So it's more about the fat in protein rather than the protein.

    Hope this helps!
  • Sherfoodie
    Sherfoodie Posts: 34 Member
    Sodium aka Salt causes swelling, not something you want when your losing weight. Plus too much Sodium puts you at greater risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Not Good

    Too much protein has been said to reduce kidney function and increase the occurance of kidney stones. Too much protein can be as harmful as too little, and has been linked with shorter life expectancy, increased cancer and heart disease risk, leaching of calcium from the bones, kidney stress, and obesity.

    Bottom line if you want good info, talk to a nutritionist or your doctor.
  • sbrya03
    sbrya03 Posts: 40 Member
    Well u need to watch your soduim and fruits dont eat too too much but u can go over liltle bit because its healthy
  • Michael190lbs
    Michael190lbs Posts: 1,510 Member
    edited November 2016
    sbrya03 wrote: »
    Well u need to watch your soduim and fruits dont eat too too much but u can go over liltle bit because its healthy

    Please STOP!! its bad to have to much anything don't single out protein sodium because you need both to survive


    Its bad to have to many calories if your trying to lose weight. Unless your eating an insane amount of protein 2 grams per body pound every day its not bad for you. You can use about 1 gram (.8) protein lean body pound the rest of the calories in the protein will be stored for future energy.
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,831 Member
    There are various good, non-commercial, science-based sources the can help you decide how to craft a healthy diet. My favorite is Harvard University School of Public Health's NutritionSource. A good place to start is their "What Should I Eat" page and the links for each type of nutrient there. The pages are updated to reflect the latest understanding of what we should be eating to have optimum health.

    https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/

    Too much of anything can be bad for you. For example, drinking much too much water in a short period of time can induce hyponatremia which can kill you as the level of sodium in your body becomes much too low. In contrast, too much sodium can induce congestive heart failure which can also kill you. Your body needs the proper balance of salt and water to operate at optimum levels.

    Too much or not enough protein is not good for a long, healthy life. Too much or not enough fat is not good for a long, healthy life, etc. Too much or not enough, well, 'most anything is not good for a long, healthy life.

  • abatonfan
    abatonfan Posts: 1,120 Member
    Protein in excess can cause weight gain (as with an excess in any macronutrient if it causes you to consume more calories than what you burn). Some people with kidney disease need to really limit their protein intake, because protein is often "hard" on the kidneys. Diabetics who eat low-carb high-protein may see a delayed blood sugar rise from protein, because some of the amino acids can undergo chemical reactions after digestion that causes them to become glucose should the body have a greater need for glucose than the amino acids (gluconeogenesis -for example, I often need to bolus for 33-50% of the protein in a meal if my meal is relatively low-carb and high-protein).

    Sodium is an essential micronutrient (having too little sodium in your body can kill you, as with too much sodium). For some salt-sensitive individuals, consuming excess dietary sodium is linked to high blood pressure. On the contrary, there's certain medications and medical conditions that actually require people to consume a high-sodium diet (such as someone who is on lithium for bipolar disorder or someone who has SIADH, syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone).
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Holy necro thread
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