High protein diet
For postmenopausal women
The experts we follow agree on this.
A high protein diet supports muscle maintenance and is safe for most healthy people.
Who is behind it
Voices including a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator, a Princeton-trained molecular biology PhD and a nutritional sciences PhD.
How strong the research is
Backed by some published research, and by what the experts see in practice.
In their words
“in the absence of any pre-existing kidney condition a high protein diet does not cause kidney disease”
a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator
Higher protein intake recommended to prevent muscle loss in catabolic dialysis patients.
Without enough plant foods, a high protein diet can increase colon pH, reduce beneficial microbes, and cause constipation and inflammation.
Protein provides sulfur amino acids that synthesize choline, which is anti fatty liver.
Protein and peptides go hand in hand together and protein is essential for peptide effectiveness
This diet stabilizes blood glucose levels as shown by the expert's CGM data.
With care
Some of the minds attach conditions. These are worth reading before you begin.
A high protein diet is linked to healthier sperm for men and their offspring based on a fruit fly study with probable human relevance.
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The research beneath it
- A High Protein Diet Has No Harmful Effects: A One-Year Crossover Study in Resistance-Trained Males.Journal of nutrition and metabolism, 2016
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