Thread: Body building confusions

You start to cause harm to the body when your protein intake is about 2.3g per pound of lean mass, so depends on the person. I don't get that much.

it would be a waste of money to take the amount that would be bad for you

If someone has healthy kidneys, then a high protein diet will not have negative effects. Of course, too much protein and I mean a lot, over a consistent period of time, MIGHT have negative side effects. In a review of over 100 studies, researchers concluded that high protein diets do not have a negative effect on a healthy renal system.

Martin, W. F., Armstrong, L. E., Rodriguez, N. R. (2005). Dietary protein intake and renal function. Nutrition & Metabolism, 2.

I would like to conclude that, if you are consuming 1.5 g of protein per lb of body weight, then you should have no concern with kidney damage. I would say that you can even go much higher than this and still not be concerned. Hope this helps.