High Protein Diet

THE CONCEPT

By cutting out carbs, high-protein diets claim users can lose weight quickly, easily, and without much work. These diets are made even more atractive by the claim that you may eat as much protein and fat as you wish. However, there are many problems with high protein diets. There is weight loss but your body suffers on many levels.

THE PROBLEMS

First off, the body requires calories from protein, fat, and carbohydrates. The balance within your body depends on them. You absorb different vitamins and minerals from each group, and when you cut one group out, you are neglecting certain elements that your body needs. People who cut carbs out of their diet run the risk of becoming deficient of several vitamins and minerals.

A diet rich in protein tends to be extremely high in animal protein being consumed. Studies have shown that animal protein can be harmful in larger amounts, it is known to cause higher cholesterol. Meat also tends to be higher in fat content, therefore making you susceptible to a high cholesterol, heart disease, and generally unhealthy heart.

When your body switches over to a fat-burning system, as is the case when on a high protein diet, your body produces an abundance of ketones to provide your body with energy. Your body then fights to expel the excess ketones, and this puts much strain on your kidneys, to the point that it has been fatal.

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