The Claim
In obese older adults with age-normal renal function (eGFR ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m²), a hypocaloric diet with higher protein intake (1.2 g/kg body weight/day) for 6 months does not impair renal function, as measured by unchanged estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels compared to a control group consuming 0.8 g/kg body weight/day.
What the research says
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For overweight older people with normal kidney function, eating a low-calorie diet with more protein for six months doesn't harm their kidneys, compared to eating less protein.
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In obese older adults with age-normal renal function (eGFR ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73m²), consuming a hypocaloric diet with higher protein intake (1.2 g/kg body weight/day) for 6 months does not impair renal function, as measured by unchanged estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels compared to a control group consuming 0.8 g/kg body weight/day.
What the research says
1 studyThe study gave older overweight people a diet with more protein while they lost weight for 6 months and found it didn't harm their kidney function, just like the claim says.
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