What happens if you have too much proetin?

Question

My boyfriends mom said that when she took nutrition classes at her college, they learned that Americans actually get more protein than they need because we suck at portion controll. Could this be true and what happens if you have too much?

Answer 1

Yes it is true dear. And usually more protein means more dookie.

Answer 2

there are over 300 million Americans and less than 15% exercises on a daily basis and 60% of American adults are obese. I think a more accurate statement would be that the average American consumes too much food in general for the level of activity and not just excess protein.

sedentary people require far less protein than athletes/active people as muscle protein turnover is very, very low in the sedentary individual. if the muscles don't require amino acids for repair and recovery from exercise/activity then obviously the nutrients will not be utilized by the body and they will be passed through the system and excreted. this is how an excess of nutrients can cause a strain on a already unhealthy body. for some reason a lot of people like to make inaccurate generalizations about health and nutrition simply due to a lack of having anything else to say. a perfect example is the common misconception and generelization that a "high protein" diet strains the kidney's. but this only applies to the "sedentary" individual not to people who's bodies actually require a much higher than average protein intake. so just like an excess of calories leads to fat storage so an excess of amino acids may in time contribute to further degrading of an unhealthy kidney of an already unhealthy individual, a lot of nutrition is common sense

Answer 3

A typical American diet already provides plenty of protein--more than the RDA, in most instances. The average mixed American diet provides from one to two times the RDA for protein. There is no value in adding even more protein to that amount, since protein cannot be stored in the body and the excess is eliminated in urine and feces.

When people start consuming too much protein (over 2.0 grams per lb. per day), the extra protein can become a stressful stimulus for the kidney. This is even more of a concern as we get older and our organs are less efficient and effective.

Very high levels of dietary protein have also been correlated with increased urinary calcium excretion. The loss of calcium through urine could potentially be harmful for bone turnover, with the added risk of osteoporosis. Finally, protein requires vitamin B6 in order to be metabolized and ultimately be utilized in the body. Very high levels of dietary protein increase the requirement for this B vitamin.

Answer 4

Protein is harder to digest than other foods.
Too much protein clogs up the digestive system.
Easy protein portion control;
Eat daily a small can of white chicken breast meat in water.
Drain the water, has oils.
All the protein you need daily.

Answer 5

you get fat. that's why they talk about americans being obese all the time because their portion control usually sucks. They eat out a lot and the people who serve them don't care how much they eat so long as they pay for it. their metabolism slows down making it harder/slower to break down the food which packs on the pounds.

Answer 6

2 grams of rotein per pound of body weight.

Answer 7

Yes, it actually makes your kidneys work too hard.

Answer 8

you can get poisened by it