Doc, I guess I didn't mean unprocessed, that was poorly worded. But, is it not true that your liver can only process so much protein per sitting, and excessive amounts can cause undo stress on liver function.I 100% agree with you brother, In healthy ppl high protein intake is well tolerated and no need for concern. But if there are kidney problems high protein will make them worse. Like salt making hypertension worse but not causing it. There are studies to back up your 2.2g/lb BW protein intake figure and I believe you. Unfortunately if CW really does have serious kidney issues the damage has already been done and the protein could possibly make it worse is all i wanted to get across.
You can drink your urine 3 times before it becomes toxic...or so I'm lead to believe
.8/lb BW IS all that you need. That doesn't mean higher protein intake can't be more beneficial to your goals but it doesn't necessitate it. It doesn't sit there unprocessed that's for sure but the differences aren't as great as they're made out to be by some either.
Not exactly. Too much calories from protein could cause gluconeogenesis (converting protein to glucose to fuel the body, usually when carbs and/or fats are too low). This happens in the liver but doesn't really stress it out. Protein is metabolized in the kidneys also so the liver damage done by protein is almost none if at all. The body can also utilize more than 30g of protein in a sitting (or whatever magic number they use nowadays). We as a species would have been extinct long ago if this was the case. IF dieters and Warrior dieters would all have shit results but they don't. And there's this thing called the ileal tract located in the small intestine. It regulates digestion and absorption speed based on meal volume. Eat a big high protein meal and the meal will take hours and hours to fully digest and absorb. Eat a small meal and it will be in and out quicker. The concomitant intake of dietary fats and/or fiber will also slow the digestion rate of nutrients and their absorption. There's enough evidence disproving maximal protein per sitting that I wouldn't be worried about it. The problem is further reduced if your protein sources are whole foods.
Not exactly. Too much calories from protein could cause gluconeogenesis (converting protein to glucose to fuel the body, usually when carbs and/or fats are too low). This happens in the liver but doesn't really stress it out. Protein is metabolized in the kidneys also so the liver damage done by protein is almost none if at all. The body can also utilize more than 30g of protein in a sitting (or whatever magic number they use nowadays). We as a species would have been extinct long ago if this was the case. IF dieters and Warrior dieters would all have shit results but they don't. And there's this thing called the ileal tract located in the small intestine. It regulates digestion and absorption speed based on meal volume. Eat a big high protein meal and the meal will take hours and hours to fully digest and absorb. Eat a small meal and it will be in and out quicker. The concomitant intake of dietary fats and/or fiber will also slow the digestion rate of nutrients and their absorption. There's enough evidence disproving maximal protein per sitting that I wouldn't be worried about it. The problem is further reduced if your protein sources are whole foods.
Thanks brutha. Will do!
