It amazes me while I'm taking classes here at the University of Florida that books and professors denounce excess protein as something terribly dangerous. I've heard everything from too much protein will cause cancer to it destroying your kidneys, destroying your liver and making you fat.
I'm beginning to realize why so many people out there have poor body composition.
Protein is the most satiating nutrient that you can eat. This has been validated in numerous studies. Moreover, it's also the most thermogenic nutrient that you can eat. So while it has 4 kcal per gram like carbohydrates, much more energy is burnt off digesting protein as opposed to carbohydrate.
Then the government claims that the protein recommendations given at MyPyramid.gov are for your average person. While I think they're too low still for a couch potato for some of the reasons I mentioned above, I would venture to guess that a VERY large percentage of the population now does some kind of exercise regularly.
So what about them?
It frustrates me because there hasn't been ANY studies on the safety of protein for your kidneys or health in general.
Seeing as how I've eaten a very high protein diet for 5+ years and am still very healthy, I say stop bashing it until you can PROVE otherwise. I'm not the only one. There are thousands and thousands of us on a very high protein diet.
So where are all the bodies?
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