The Claim

Studies conducted on resistance-trained athletes consuming high protein diets have concluded that there are no harmful effects on renal health, though these studies were primarily designed to evaluate body composition changes rather than assess kidney safety outcomes.

Source: High Protein Diets and Glomerular Hyperfiltration in Athletes and Bodybuilders: Is Chronic Kidney Disease the Real Finish Line?

What the research says

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In plain English

Research on athletes who lift weights and eat lots of protein found no kidney problems, but the studies were mainly checking for muscle or fat changes, not kidney health.

See the scientific wording

Studies in resistance-trained athletes examining high protein diets have concluded there are no harmful effects on renal health, but these studies were designed to evaluate body composition changes rather than assess kidney safety outcomes.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: High Protein Diets and Glomerular Hyperfiltration in Athletes and Bodybuilders: Is Chronic Kidney Disease the Real Finish Line?

    The study agrees with the claim by explaining that while some research says high protein diets are safe for athletes' kidneys, those studies weren't actually checking kidney health—they were looking at muscle changes.

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