High-Protein Diets Increase The Risk Of Kidney Stone Disease
One of today's popular diets, high-protein diet or eating more protein amount rather than the intake of other nutrients, this is believed to be able to help shape the body and muscles. But a recent study says that this diet would potentially bad for health.
The researchers believe that this type of diet increases the risk of long-term one disease, one of them the risk of kidney stone disease. Why is that?
This is because protein intake that is too high, can reduce urinary citrate levels in the body, which in turn prevents the crystallization of calcium salts. While calcium is a key component of kidney stones. In addition, high protein can also reduce the pH of the urine and increase levels of calcium in the urine. Well, the combination of the two effects are very likely to increase factor in kidney stone formation.
To prove it, scientists at the University of Granada, perform experiments using rats. They fed 10 rats with high-protein menu, which is composed of 45 percent protein. They also feed the other 10 rats with a balanced diet, otherwise known as the control group.
The experiment lasted for 12 weeks, which is equivalent to nine years in human terms. During the experiment, the mice a high-protein diet lost 10 percent of their body weight. However, there was no reduction in cholesterol levels or the amount of fat in their blood.
Not only that, rats with a high-protein diet also had 88 percent lower levels of urinary citrate and their urine are 15 percent more acidic. High protein diets may be harmful for kidney stones.
Following up the results of these findings, the researchers recommend that people who follow a high protein diet to continue to closely monitor their health condition.
"Some of the health problems associated with this diet could be offset by eating lots of fruits and vegetables. Eating large amounts of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of kidney stones and get better health naturally. Because fruit and vegetables are high in potassium and magnesium, which is able to balance the acidity of the high-protein diet," said Dr. Virginia Aparicio, one of a researcher involved.
The researchers believe that this type of diet increases the risk of long-term one disease, one of them the risk of kidney stone disease. Why is that?
This is because protein intake that is too high, can reduce urinary citrate levels in the body, which in turn prevents the crystallization of calcium salts. While calcium is a key component of kidney stones. In addition, high protein can also reduce the pH of the urine and increase levels of calcium in the urine. Well, the combination of the two effects are very likely to increase factor in kidney stone formation.
To prove it, scientists at the University of Granada, perform experiments using rats. They fed 10 rats with high-protein menu, which is composed of 45 percent protein. They also feed the other 10 rats with a balanced diet, otherwise known as the control group.
The experiment lasted for 12 weeks, which is equivalent to nine years in human terms. During the experiment, the mice a high-protein diet lost 10 percent of their body weight. However, there was no reduction in cholesterol levels or the amount of fat in their blood.
Not only that, rats with a high-protein diet also had 88 percent lower levels of urinary citrate and their urine are 15 percent more acidic. High protein diets may be harmful for kidney stones.
Following up the results of these findings, the researchers recommend that people who follow a high protein diet to continue to closely monitor their health condition.
"Some of the health problems associated with this diet could be offset by eating lots of fruits and vegetables. Eating large amounts of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of kidney stones and get better health naturally. Because fruit and vegetables are high in potassium and magnesium, which is able to balance the acidity of the high-protein diet," said Dr. Virginia Aparicio, one of a researcher involved.