pathos wrote:
>> In article <385626D5.4786 at erols.com>, Stuart Dunn <dunns99 at erols.com> wrote:
>> > Protein intakes far above 100g increase the risk of
> > kidney failure, and certain types of protein, such as egg white protein
> > and casein, increase the amount of calium that is removed from the
> > bloodstream by the kidneys. In extreme cases, this causes kidney stones.
> > If that calcium that is lost is not properly replaced (from milk,
> > calcium pills, or food), osteoperosis will result.
>> Sounds to me like this can be substaintiated with a paper or two. You
> state is a fact and it may be a fact but let the studies decide that.
The person above is failing to consider that for a valid
comparison, all other parameters should be the same:
same total calcium, same total phosphorus.
I bet that is not so in whatever study he is looking at.
In any cases, the demographic group with the highest
bone mineral density -- namely, weightlifters -- also
is one with among the highest protein intakes. So it
certainly is not true that high protein diets *will*
cause calcium loss.
This would be apparent to anyone capable of even
a modicum of thought.
WR
