Dr. Allan Bacon

But what we will typically hear is that, hey, don't eat that much protein because it could damage your kidneys. There's a little bit of truth to this, but it's kind of a distortion of the truth. And I think it's a misinterpretation that people are making. Either a person had a family member or themselves and they had kidney disease and they went to a nephrologist.

But what we will typically hear is that, hey, don't eat that much protein because it could damage your kidneys. There's a little bit of truth to this, but it's kind of a distortion of the truth. And I think it's a misinterpretation that people are making. Either a person had a family member or themselves and they had kidney disease and they went to a nephrologist.

But what we will typically hear is that, hey, don't eat that much protein because it could damage your kidneys. There's a little bit of truth to this, but it's kind of a distortion of the truth. And I think it's a misinterpretation that people are making. Either a person had a family member or themselves and they had kidney disease and they went to a nephrologist.

And the nephrologist told them, hey, I want you to be on a low protein diet because amino acids can be problematic in situations where your kidneys aren't filtering right. And that's true. In the presence of kidney disease, we need to watch our amino acid intakes.

And the nephrologist told them, hey, I want you to be on a low protein diet because amino acids can be problematic in situations where your kidneys aren't filtering right. And that's true. In the presence of kidney disease, we need to watch our amino acid intakes.

And the nephrologist told them, hey, I want you to be on a low protein diet because amino acids can be problematic in situations where your kidneys aren't filtering right. And that's true. In the presence of kidney disease, we need to watch our amino acid intakes.

So either you've heard this from a friend and you are misconstruing what was being said and you're saying, oh, well, they said that high protein intakes are bad for kidneys without realizing that it's not for you. It's not for the general population and it's particularly not for people that weight train.

So either you've heard this from a friend and you are misconstruing what was being said and you're saying, oh, well, they said that high protein intakes are bad for kidneys without realizing that it's not for you. It's not for the general population and it's particularly not for people that weight train.

So either you've heard this from a friend and you are misconstruing what was being said and you're saying, oh, well, they said that high protein intakes are bad for kidneys without realizing that it's not for you. It's not for the general population and it's particularly not for people that weight train.

Either that happens or a doctor that went to med school was taught this in a nephrology course and just didn't realize that there's a difference between a healthy population and somebody that has kidney disease.

Either that happens or a doctor that went to med school was taught this in a nephrology course and just didn't realize that there's a difference between a healthy population and somebody that has kidney disease.

Either that happens or a doctor that went to med school was taught this in a nephrology course and just didn't realize that there's a difference between a healthy population and somebody that has kidney disease.

But why is it bad for the kidneys? You know, it's again, it's a situation specific thing. And I understand why there's confusion there. Because it makes sense. I mean, if you're taught in school and you've got so many things to learn, maybe you're not a nephrologist. Maybe the doctor that came in, this is not their specialty. It's true.

But why is it bad for the kidneys? You know, it's again, it's a situation specific thing. And I understand why there's confusion there. Because it makes sense. I mean, if you're taught in school and you've got so many things to learn, maybe you're not a nephrologist. Maybe the doctor that came in, this is not their specialty. It's true.

But why is it bad for the kidneys? You know, it's again, it's a situation specific thing. And I understand why there's confusion there. Because it makes sense. I mean, if you're taught in school and you've got so many things to learn, maybe you're not a nephrologist. Maybe the doctor that came in, this is not their specialty. It's true.

When you take in larger amino acids, I mean, creatine does this. Protein can do this. You can have blood values and a blood draw gets slightly elevated. Now, it's a non-pathologic rise. Something like bun content can go up or with creatine, creatinine can go up. But it's a non-pathologic rise in an otherwise healthy person.

When you take in larger amino acids, I mean, creatine does this. Protein can do this. You can have blood values and a blood draw gets slightly elevated. Now, it's a non-pathologic rise. Something like bun content can go up or with creatine, creatinine can go up. But it's a non-pathologic rise in an otherwise healthy person.

When you take in larger amino acids, I mean, creatine does this. Protein can do this. You can have blood values and a blood draw gets slightly elevated. Now, it's a non-pathologic rise. Something like bun content can go up or with creatine, creatinine can go up. But it's a non-pathologic rise in an otherwise healthy person.

And so for a primary care physician who this isn't their specialty and they see this go up and they say, oh, Well, it's outside of the reference range. Maybe I should send you to a nephrologist. And that's the last that they see of that patient. But in their mind, they did the right thing because they sent the person off to get checked.

And so for a primary care physician who this isn't their specialty and they see this go up and they say, oh, Well, it's outside of the reference range. Maybe I should send you to a nephrologist. And that's the last that they see of that patient. But in their mind, they did the right thing because they sent the person off to get checked.