There are no kidney issues, because issues with the kidneys only come up if you eat too much protein and already have compromised kidney function. If you don't have compromised kidney function, it's really really difficult to eat protein to the point you will do them harm. Your life will be made miserable if you even try. But in any case, what I advocate is not a high protein diet.
Cutting down on carbs while substituting them with high protein is a big no no. The body only burns glucose or fat for energy. That's it. So if you cut down on carbs, you need to substitute something else for them. If you up your protein intake to replace them, unfortunately your body only converts this protein into glucose (sugar). So you're still just running on carbs just as if you were eating a high carb diet. In addition, your body only converts protein to sugar at about a 50% efficiency rate, and a byproduct of the conversion is ammonia, which is quite toxic and which your body must further break down to the less toxic uric acid and then excrete through the urine.
Reduced carbs must be replaced with fats. What I advocate is a high fat, low carb, medium protein diet.
There are no kidney issues, because issues with the kidneys only come up if you eat too much protein and already have compromised kidney function. If you don't have compromised kidney function, it's really really difficult to eat protein to the point you will do them harm. Your life will be made miserable if you even try. But in any case, what I advocate is not a high protein diet.
Cutting down on carbs while substituting them with high protein is a big no no. The body only burns glucose or fat for energy. That's it. So if you cut down on carbs, you need to substitute something else for them. If you up your protein intake to replace them, unfortunately your body only converts this protein into glucose (sugar). So you're still just running on carbs just as if you were eating a high carb diet. In addition, your body only converts protein to sugar at about a 50% efficiency rate, and a byproduct of the conversion is ammonia, which is quite toxic and which your body must further break down to the less toxic uric acid and then excrete through the urine.
Reduced carbs must be replaced with fats. What I advocate is a high fat, low carb, medium protein diet.
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There are no kidney issues, because issues with the kidneys only come up if you eat too much protein and already have compromised kidney function. If you don't have compromised kidney function, it's really really difficult to eat protein to the point you will do them harm. Your life will be made miserable if you even try. But in any case, what I advocate is not a high protein diet.
Cutting down on carbs while substituting them with high protein is a big no no. The body only burns glucose or fat for energy. That's it. So if you cut down on carbs, you need to substitute something else for them. If you up your protein intake to replace them, unfortunately your body only converts this protein into glucose (sugar). So you're still just running on carbs just as if you were eating a high carb diet. In addition, your body only converts protein to sugar at about a 50% efficiency rate, and a byproduct of the conversion is ammonia, which is quite toxic and which your body must further break down to the less toxic uric acid and then excrete through the urine.
Reduced carbs must be replaced with fats. What I advocate is a high fat, low carb, medium protein diet.
There are no kidney issues, because issues with the kidneys only come up if you eat too much protein and already have compromised kidney function. If you don't have compromised kidney function, it's really really difficult to eat protein to the point you will do them harm. Your life will be made miserable if you even try. But in any case, what I advocate is not a high protein diet.
Cutting down on carbs while substituting them with high protein is a big no no. The body only burns glucose or fat for energy. That's it. So if you cut down on carbs, you need to substitute something else for them. If you up your protein uptake to replace them, unfortunately your body only converts this protein into glucose (sugar). So you're still just running on carbs just as if you were eating a high carb diet. In addition, your body only converts protein to sugar at about a 50% efficiency rate, and a byproduct of the conversion is ammonia, which is quite toxic and which your body must further break down to the less toxic uric acid and then excrete through the urine.
Reduced carbs must be replaced with fats. What I advocate is a high fat, low carb, medium protein diet.