If you're overweight and your kidneys are working too hard at the start, going on a high-protein diet to lose weight might make your kidney function look more normal—not worse—by bringing down their...

If you're overweight or obese and on a high-protein diet to lose weight, your kidneys stay just as healthy — or may even get a little better — even if you already have mild kidney issues, high blood pressure, or type 2 diabetes.

If you're an adult who's overweight and has mild kidney disease, losing weight on a high-protein diet might actually help your kidneys a little over 8 months — even if you eat up to 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight each day.

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.

Losing weight helps lower blood pressure, but how much it helps depends on how well your kidneys are working beforehand. People with different kidney function levels might see different amounts of blood pressure improvement from the same weight loss program.

Eating a lot of protein might make your kidneys work too hard, based on a big study of over 9,000 adults.