URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22653255/
Journal: CJASN
Publication Date: 07/2012
Summary: In healthy obese individuals, a low-carbohydrate high-protein weight-loss diet over 2 years was not associated with noticeably harmful effects on GFR, albuminuria, or fluid and electrolyte balance compared with a low-fat diet.
Key Takeaways
Another set of data showing high protein diets do not cause kidney dysfunction.
High Protein Diets Will Hurt My Kidneys Right? Wrong!