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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Markers of Renal Function are Unchanged in Obese Older Adults Consuming a Higher Protein, Hypocaloric Diet for 6 Months

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The 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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Markers of Renal Function are Unchanged in Obese Older Adults Consuming a Higher Protein, Hypocaloric Diet for 6 Months

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DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.140.5

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