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What are the risks of a high protein diet for weight loss?
This video discusses the potential risks associated with high protein diets for the outcome of weight loss.
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What are the risks of a high-protein diet for weight loss? For most healthy people, a high-protein diet generally isn't harmful, particularly when followed for a short time. The risk of using a high-protein diet with carbohydrate restriction for the long term are still being studied. Several health problems may result if a high-protein diet is followed for an extended time. Some high protein diets restrict carbohydrate intake so much that they can result in nutritional deficiencies or insufficient fiber which can cause problems such as bad breath, headaches and constipation. Some high protein diets include foods such as red meat and full fat dairy products which may increase your risk of heart disease. disease. A high-protein diet may worsen kidney function in people with kidney disease because your body may have trouble eliminating all the waste products of protein metabolism or may increase the risk of developing renal calculi.
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