The Claim
High-protein diets are associated with increased intestinal calcium absorption and higher urinary calcium excretion in humans, and isotopic studies in pre- and postmenopausal women indicate that this calciuria originates from enhanced absorption rather than bone resorption.
What the research says
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Eating lots of protein makes your body absorb more calcium from food and pee out more calcium, but studies show this extra calcium in pee comes from what you eat, not from your bones getting weaker.
See the scientific wording
High-protein diets are associated with increased intestinal calcium absorption and higher urinary calcium excretion in humans, but this calciuria appears to stem from enhanced absorption rather than bone resorption, based on isotopic studies in pre- and postmenopausal women.
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