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The protein-health connection will need a lot more research before we understand it completely - Alice G. Walton

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Protein mania: the rich world’s new diet obsession

Are you getting enough protein? The question provides its own answer: if you are worrying about the amount of protein in your diet, then you are almost certainly eating more than enough. This is the paradox of our new protein obsession. For many people, protein has become a kind of secular unction: it instantly anoints any food with an aura of health and goodness. On the menu at the gym where I go, a salad niçoise is now repackaged as “high-protein tuna”. It comes without the usual capers or olives – those are items that merely add flavour, and who needs that?

On Pinterest, the lifestyle-sharing site, you can now choose “protein” as one of your interests in life, along with “cute animals”…

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Can High-Protein Diets Damage Your Kidneys?

While studies in humans have not fully confirmed this finding, some human studies have suggested that moderating the amount of protein in your diet may play a role in preventing kidney disease. For example, a study published in the Journal of Renal Nutrition found that people who reported eating more red and processed meats were more likely to develop chronic kidney disease.

High-protein diets are linked to heightened risk for heart disease, even for vegetarians

Despite the popularity of such diets, the research on how they impact heart health has been relatively scant. A new study, though, published this week by the American Heart Association, shows that eating a lot of protein—derived from both plants and animals—is linked to an elevated risk of cardiovascular failure.

High-Protein Diets May Negate Some Of The Benefits Of Losing Weight

There’s been a fair amount of controversy surrounding the benefits of high-protein diets, like Atkins and Paleo, both for weight maintenance and for weight loss. The high-protein diet seems to work pretty well for weight loss in the short term, but the range of its metabolic effects is still being sussed out.

Protein mania: the rich world’s new diet obsession

Are you getting enough protein? The question provides its own answer: if you are worrying about the amount of protein in your diet, then you are almost certainly eating more than enough.