Will a Low-Carb High-Protein Diet Harm Your Body?

In our contemporary world, the growing awareness of healthy living, maintaining an ideal weight and getting fit has spurred the emergence of fad diets. Most of these diets are built around the widely scientifically researched low-carbs and a high-protein diet. While there is no denying the myriad of benefits this popular diet stands to offer there is less awareness being stressed on the equally vast health problems that may crop up when this prominent high-protein diet with low carbohydrates intake is followed for a long period.

In this piece, we are going to go over some of the disadvantages that a high-protein and low-carbohydrate diet has on the body.

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Drawbacks of a High-protein diet

1. A high protein diet can cause damage to the kidneys or worsen the condition for people with kidney disease, for the reason that the body may face difficulty in eliminating all the waste products brought about with protein metabolism.

2. A low-carb high-protein diet involve the consumption of more proteins with very little to no carbohydrates at all. These causes insufficient fiber or getting inadequate amounts of vitamins and minerals found in carbohydrates; which can amount to various health problems namely, constipation, bad breath, and headaches.

3. Meat is a high quality of protein. However, it harbors some harmful contents, namely cholesterol, high total fat, and saturated fats which may increase the risk of heart disease and cancer.

4. A high protein diet may increase calcium intake in the body and oxalate excretion which may …