Re: Why Weight-Loss Efforts Fail

In article <18433@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, DZ
<11164@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Chris Malcolm <cam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
gedaloda@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
willbrink@xxxxxxxxxxx (Will Brink) wrote:
dkw12002@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
...there is some evidence that too much protein can be harmful to the
kidneys.

That is wrong. That myth has been 100% debunked. Studies can be listed if
you want.

I'm not doubting you. I just want additional information. Perhaps you
can provide urls on this topic.
What is correct and/or incorrect in this article:
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-99292199.html
Q. What are the inherent dangers of a high-protein diet?
A. If you are eating a high-protein diet and are not getting enough
sugar in your diet, that could lead to ketosis, a process whereby the
body is breaking itself down for sugar.

The writer clearly doesn't know that dietary protein can be
converted into glucose, and when protein intake exceeds metabolic
requirements for amino acids, as it usuaaly does in the US diet, the
excess routinely is converted.

The rate of gluconeogenesis is only about 30 g of glucose per
day. This is only about the amount in a glass of orange juice, and
is less than the brain would consume without restrictions on carbs
(PMID: 4575857)

Thus, people who eat mostly protein and fat for a long enough time will go
into ketosis.

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Will @ www.BrinkZone.com

"It twas ever thus " - Mr Natural
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