Eating a lot of protein might make kidney function get worse faster in people whose kidneys are already working too hard, but it doesn't seem to affect people with normal kidney function.

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High-protein diet with renal hyperfiltration is associated with rapid decline rate of renal function: a community-based prospective cohort study.

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2020 Jan 1

The study found that eating a lot of protein makes kidney function get worse faster only in people whose kidneys are already working too hard, which matches exactly what the claim says.

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High-protein diet with renal hyperfiltration is associated with rapid decline rate of renal function: a community-based prospective cohort study.

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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz115

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