Can too much protein be bad?

[naturally anabolic]

I find this foolish to think about but my doctors have kept saying this repeatedly, even those who have familiarity with bodybuilding and fitness. for instance, after meeting with one of my oncologists we went thru a typical day of my eating, and it was determined i was eating right around 200g of protein, which is not bad considering most of my nutrients come in the puree'd and blended variety of baby food and protein shakes. The doctor expressed to me that i may want to lower that amount slightly 30-40g because he felt the added protein was not doing me good but instead doing bad. He explained that processing proteins, especially excessive wasted protein out of the body alone was taxing. Now, I do not know if this is specifically my problem or one in general but it made me start to rethink the way i had dieted in the past, even making me doubt some of it.

someone tell me im crazy.

 

[HANSEL]

I ate a crazy diet of like 85% coming from protein and it fucked my liver up. my BUN/Creatinine Ratios were wacked, my AST and ALT were high. too much nitrogen retention can be dangerous.

 

[The Whole F/N Show]

The body turns excess protein into carbs more or less. That is taxin' on the body. Then they're all that nitrogen. You said you are eating 200grams of protein but you didn't say how much you weight or what you lean body weight is. I always felt 1 gram for every pound you weigh was pretty good. I'm 185lbs I probably eat 200grams of protein a day. If you wanna build muscle you need more protein than the average joe.

Unless the doctor has an awesome body or has experience with bodybuilders so you gotta take some of what they say with a grain of salt. But 200grams is crazy high. 300-400grams is another story. That's more like the diet of a young lion.

 

[Pamela]

NA

It's interesting you posted this.
I was reading about this last night..

http://www.wannabebig.com/article.php?articleid=54




Pamela

 

[ANABOLICK1]

My doc told me to cut my protein intake because my red blood cell count was too high(didn't tell him I was juicing though)

 

[Lestat]

Eating 200g of protein a day is certainly better then eating 200g of saturated fat.

 

[Jimsbbc]

I 've been eating 400grams for years. I'll let you know when my liver falls out.

 

[JohnyJuice]

i eat about 300g of protein. Dont have any problems, but that doesnt mean you wont. Everyone body is different. Proccessing loads of protein is taxing on the kidneys if i am correct. Ther is also a condition called goiter that affects the joints. Crystals form from excessive protein. But then again, i doubt that would be an issue if you were lifting wieghts and using the protein.

 

[strider364]

From what i understand, any amount of excess protein can be hard on the kidneys. I eat about 250-300 grams a day, and drink about 1-2 gallons of water to go with it.

 

[WODIN]

The key is drinking enough water....

I take in about 250 g/d right now and I'm cutting. Bulking I take in about 400 g/d.

 

[gtrcivic]

Averaging about 250g protein for the past 4 wks now and weigh 187 lbs. As long as you workout, do cardio, and drink plenty of water, think you are fine. But the day i end up in a hospital bed when i'm 70 yrs old, i'll regret not eating all the fatty foods i could have when i was young. Lifes a bitch sometimes.

 

[Fast Twitch Fiber]

I can't imagine 200 grams being enough to cause any harm.

 

[DUSTY]

TOO MUCH PROTEIN? I DON'T THINK NO ONE WILL HAVE PROBLEMS CONSUMING TOO MUCH. BESIDES THE MORE YOU TAKE IN THE BIGGER YOUR MUSCLES WILL GROW. PERIOD.

 

[DcupSheepNipples]

I'm still alive for now! I have done the 400grams plus for long periods of time! I have checked out so many studies it would make your head spin! Who the fuck knows what is to much! Depends on ones health etc! I can just "Feel" when I have enough!

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

I always felt 1 gram for every pound you weigh was pretty good. I'm 185lbs I probably eat 200grams of protein a day. .... But 200grams is crazy high.

???

 

[Bullit]

once I start pushing over 500grams of protien a day I get really thirsty.

500g ?!?!?!

How the hell do you get that much (besides 10 shakes a day)?

 

[OXANDRIN]

the only argument is that humans were designed to run off carbs and veggies. not meat!

 

[ariolanine]

the only argument is that humans were designed to run off carbs and veggies. not meat!

Huh?

 

[nice6pac]

500g ?!?!?!

How the hell do you get that much (besides 10 shakes a day)?

drink 2 gallns of milk a day I am amazed how peopel are willing to do drugs but aren't willing to eat extra amounts of food, if you aren't eating 8-9,000 cals a day then you aren't bulking and if your over 210 then it should be 10-12,000 cals

32 cups of milk=3200 cals +256 grams protein 3 nlarge shakes =1830+156 grams protein, then you got 400 grams f prten right their then i jsut go out and ea tliek an eniter pizza with peperoni thats another 2,000 cals thats 7,000 right there not counting breakfast or lunch and usually the pizza has 150+ grams of protein so that was 500+ grams what was so hard about that if you do it right u get big one time and you gian 20-30 pounds and keep every pound 99% of you guys half ass everything and think juice is going to make up for it just eating right will get you big man, juice is not the answer, and if you can't eat this much you shouldn;t be juicing for size cuz your just lazy,

 

[nivek]

there are no studies that prove "too much" protein is problematic. Try to find a study that demonstrates the high protein myth without having the sample already suffering from prexisting renal failure, you won't. It is true that high protein diet can cause some calcium to leech out of the bones but the amount that is lost in a single day can be replaced by a cup of milk.