Protein and kidney disease

At one time or another, you've probably heard the myth that high-protein diets are bad for your kidneys, they dehydrate you and cause osteoporosis. Well, here's the truth: If you have a history of kidney problems, you should avoid high-protein intakes at all costs. However, it's a medical and scientific fact that except in the case of pre-existing kidney disease, there’s no proof that a high-protein intake will cause damage to a healthy kidney. In fact, there’s not a single study that has ever been published in a peer-reviewed
scientific journal using adult human subjects with healthy kidneys that’s shown any kidney dysfunction whatsoever as a result of consuming a high-protein diet.


"High-protein diets have never proven to be a serious hazard for healthy people, although processing excess protein can overburden a liver or kidneys that are damaged by disease. That's why individuals with kidney or liver disease are often put on protein- restricted diets.”