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"Foods to limit and/or avoid A high fat and high animal protein diet requires more bile to aid in digestion. This may tax the liver and gallbladder's supply. If you overeat these foods, it stands to reason that you may simply not have enough bile. Eating this way makes your system more acidic and causes inflammation. Inflammatory conditions are arthritis, gout, heart disease, irritable bowel and muscle pains. Another downside of eating high fat and high protein diets is that over time gallstones may develop." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"All of these mechanisms of a high animal protein diet contributing to calcium and bone loss should raise serious concern about popular high animal protein diets. On the other hand, insufficient protein may also be a problem, especially in women older than 75, and adequate protein intake may help to minimize bone loss.36'37 Protein supplementation of 20 grams per day in older patients who have had a hip fracture have been shown to decrease recovery time and result in lower rates of complications and a lower death rate the first seven months after the fracture." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"The overall loss of calcium was 37 mg per day on the 80 g protein diet and 137 mg per day on the diet with 240 g protein diet. The author concluded that "high-calcium diets are unlikely to prevent probable bone loss induced by high-protein diets." In another study, a protein intake of 95 g a day (bacon and eggs for breakfast supplies 55 g) resulted in an average calcium loss of 58 mg per day, which means a loss of 2 percent of total skeletal calcium per year, or 20 percent each decade. The negative effects of too much protein have been clearly demonstrated in patients with osteoporosis." - Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (Get the book.)

"In summary, cross-cultural studies show the introduction of refined carbohydrates into cultures that previously had low incidences of diabetes, whether on a low-protein-and-fat and high-complex-carbohydrate diet or a high-fat and protein diet. The main environmental cause of the worldwide pandemic of Type-2 diabetes is the introduction of white sugar, white flour, and white rice into these cultures, resulting in an "outbreak" of Type-2 diabetes twenty years later. It is obvious that a successful program for healing diabetes must eliminate all refined carbohydrate from the diet. Dr." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Furthermore, it was found that anyone interested in obtaining optimal body size, height, weight and muscle development can achieve maximal potential on an exclusively plant protein diet. It may take longer to build muscles with plant protein than with animal protein, but musculature developed on plant foods is superior. Slow and steady wins the race. Another concern with meat consumption is the modem practice of rendering, whereby whole dead animals are boiled in vats of acid." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Effect of a low-glycaemic index-low-fat-high protein diet on the atherogenic metabolic risk profile of abdominally obese men. Br J. Nutr. 86, 557-568. 149. Warren, J. M., Henry, C. J., and Simonite, V. (2003). Low glycemic index breakfasts and reduced food intake in pre-adolescent children. Pediatrics 112, e414. 150. Barkeling, B., Granfelt, Y., Bjorck, I., and Rossner, S. (1995). Effects of carbohydrates in the form of pasta and bread on food-intake and satiety in man. Nutr. Res. 15, 467-476. 151. Reid, M., Hammersley, R., Hill, A. J., and Skidmore, P. (2007)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Swedish women. J. Intern. Med. 261, 366-374. 170. Trichopoulou, A., Psaltopoulou, T., Orfanos, P., Hsieh, C. C, and Trichopoulos, D. (2007). Low-carbohydrate-high-protein diet and long-term survival in a general population cohort. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 61, 575-581. 185. 171. Hu, F. B., Rimm, E. B., Stampfer, M. J., Ascherio, A., Spiegelman, D., and Willett, W. C. (2000). Prospective study of major dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in men. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 72, 912-921. 186. 172. Blankenhorn, D. H., Johnson, R. L., Mack, W. J., el Zein, H. A., and Vailas, L. I. (1990)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Now let's sort out the decades-long debate between the animal protein diet and vegetarian diet gurus, with their conflicting "good foods/bad foods" lists. Both camps see the tree but miss the forest. What do I mean by that? The high-protein group points to all the anti-nutrients in grains, seeds, and beans, and proclaims how all this stuff will kill you." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"A high whey protein diet reduces body weight gain and alters insulin sensitivity relative to red meat in Wistar rats. / Nutr. 2004; 134:1454-1458. Bounous G. Whey protein concentrate (WPC) and glutathione modulation in cancer treatment. Anticancer Research. 2000;20:4785-4792. Bounous G et al. Immunoenhancing property of dietary whey protein in mice: role of glutathione. Clinical Investigative Medicine. 1989; 12:154-161. Eason R, Badger T et al." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"The overall loss of calcium was 37 mg per day on the 80 g protein diet and 137 mg per day on the diet with 240 g protein diet. The author concluded that "high-calcium diets are unlikely to prevent probable bone loss induced by high-protein diets." In another study, a protein intake of 95 g a day (bacon and eggs for breakfast supplies 55 g) resulted in an average calcium loss of 58 mg per day, which means a loss of 2 percent of total skeletal calcium per year, or 20 percent each decade. The negative effects of too much protein have been clearly demonstrated in patients with osteoporosis." - Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (Get the book.)

"People allowed to eat freely from the higher protein diet (25% of calories from protein, 45% calories from carbohydrate) consumed fewet calories and lost more weight compared with people eating the lower protein diet (12% of calories from protein, 59% calories from carbohydrate).3. Low glycemic index foods Diets that emphasize choosing foods with a low glycemic index have been show to help control appetite in some,38,39,40 though not all,41 controlled studies." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"High-protein diet A high-protein diet (total calories: 44% protein, 35% carbohydrate, 21% fat) inhibits 5-alpha-reductase, while a low protein diet (10% protein, 70% carbohydrate, and 20% fat) stimulates the enzyme.3 Since a high-protein diet has not actually been used in the treatment of men with BPH, its use is speculative. Zinc Paramount to an effective BPH treatment plan is adequate zinc intake and absorption." - Michael T. Murray, ND, Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2 (Get the book.)

"Nutrition Several dietary factors affect bone health and are involved in the development of osteoporosis: insufficient calcium and vitamin D intake, high phosphorus intake, a high animal protein diet, excess salt intake, and other mineral deficiencies. A diet that maximizes consumption of fruits and vegetables and minimizes dietary fats is beneficial for bone development. Women older than age 65 who do not eat enough and women who practice frequent dieting • Osteoporosis-related fractures will develop in almost half of all women older than 65." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "What was surprising was that the soybean protein diet was effective in preventing bone loss in the fourth lumbar vertebra and, although less so, in the right hip as well. Soybean protein seems to have more of an effect on trabecular bone (more predominant in the spine) than on cortical bone (more predominant in the hip). The soybean protein did not show as great an ability to prevent bone loss as the estrogen group, but the positive effect it showed is encouraging." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Decreased growth of human prostate LNCaP tumors in SCID mice fed a low-fat, soy protein diet with isoflavones. Nutr. Cancer 35, 130-136. 235. Suzuki, K., Koike, H., Matsui, H., Ono, Y., Hasumi, M., Nakazato, H., Okugi, H., Sekine, Y., Oki, K., Ito, K., Yamamoto, T., Fukabori, Y., Kurokawa, K., and Yamanaka, H. (2002). Genistein, a soy isoflavone, induces glutathione peroxidase in the human prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3. Int. J. Cancer 99, 846-852. 236. Rice, L., Handayani, R., Cui, Y., Medrano, T., Samedi, V., Baker, H., Szabo, N. J., Rosser, C. J., Goodison, S., and Shiverick, K." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"People who maintain a low fat and low protein diet for too long sustain damage to their tissues and organs because the cells lose the ability to repair themselves in the absence of an adequate supply of protein. The excessive heat that is generated by the rapid metabolism of starches and sugars - the only food/energy source that such dieters allow themselves - further damages the body. This is much like a fireplace that is damaged by an overly large fire or an uncontrolled flue fire." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"Vetrano asks all to take heed of "the early symptoms of a low protein diet: listlessness, apathy, slow healing of wounds, edema, skin and hair changes" (Errors in Hygiene?!!? p. 253). When people with these symptoms consult her, she advises them to eat nuts and seeds in addition to fruit. The symptoms then disappear, sometimes almost overnight. (See her article "Genuine Fruitarianism" beginning on page 346.) She also notes that increased stress in one's life increases the amount of protein necessary. Stress also contributed to T. C. Fry's early demise." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"A 6-month randomized, controlled clinical trial found that those assigned to a high protein diet experienced a twenty-one percent drop in homocysteine levels, but no decrease was observed among those assigned to a low protein diet or control subjects following their usual diet(26). In addition to being a good source of B6 and B12, organ meats (but not muscle meat) are also a good source of folate, along with fruits and vegetables." - Anthony Colpo, The Great Cholesterol Con: Why Everything You've been Told About Cholesterol, Diet and Heart Disease is Wrong (Get the book.)

"A study on overweight people showed that those following a low-fat, high-soy protein diet lost more fat while preserving more lean muscle than a control group that received only lifestyle education without the soy-enhanced diet.42 And in a meta-analysis review of different styles of diets over a 24-week period, researchers found that weight loss was most rapid and significantly more weight was lost on a very low-calorie diet that specifically included soy when compared to three other dietary interventions that included meal replacements, energy restriction, or low-calorie programs." - Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews, Superfoods Rx Diet: Lose Weight with the Power of SuperNutrients (Get the book.)

"This postinitiation effect of the low protein diet was even capable of overcoming the potential carcinogenic effects of a higher AFB^-DNA adduct level, which had been established by feeding high levels of protein during AFB^ administration. Tumor Transplantation Studies Low protein diets have also been associated with the general inhibition of the growth of transplanted tumors. Haley and Williamson (1960) implanted HAD-1 tumors into rats fed a diet with no protein and rats fed a 20% casein control diet. They observed that the resultant tumors were smaller in the no protein diet group." - Committee on Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer, Assembly of Life Sciences National Research Council, Diet, Nutrition and Cancer (Get the book.)

"In contrast, animals initiated with a low-aflatoxin dose actually produced substantially more foci when subsequently fed the 20% protein diet. A principle was being established. Foci development, initially determined by the amount of the carcinogen exposure, is actually controlled far more by dietary protein consumed during promotion. Protein during promotion trumps the carcinogen, regardless of initial exposure. With this background information we designed a much more substantial experiment. Here is a step-by-step sequence of experiments, carried out by my graduate student Linda Youngman." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.) "Every single rat fed 20% protein got liver cancer or its precursor lesions, but not a single animal fed a 5% protein diet got liver cancer or its precursor lesions. It was not a trivial difference; it was 100% versus 0%. This was very much consistent with my observations for the Philippine children. Those who were most vulnerable to liver cancer were those who consumed diets higher in protein. No one seemed to accept the report from India." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.) "Those fed the low-animal protein diet exercised substantially more, with less fatigue, than those fed the type of diet that most of us eat. This was the same effect observed by these world-class athletes. This shouldn't be news to the medical establishment. A century ago, Professor Russell Chittenden, a famous, well established nutrition researcher at Yale University Medical School, investigated whether eating a plant-based diet affected students' physical capacities.34 35 He fed some students, fellow faculty and himself a plant-based diet and measured their physical performance tests." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.) "Perhaps you remember the protein diet fad that gripped the country in the late 1970s. The promise was that you could lose weight by replacing real food with a protein shake. In a very short while, almost sixty women died from the diet. More recently millions have adopted high-protein, high-fat diets based on books such as Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Protein Power and The South Beach Diet. There is increasing evidence that these modern protein fads continue to inflict a great variety of dangerous health disorders. What we don't know—what we don't understand—about nutrition can hurt us." - T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D. and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (Get the book.)

"Most of the popular diets that I tried, such as the low carbohydrate or the protein diet, ended in disaster. The trouble with most of these fad diets is that they cause the body to expel excess fluid but not fat. Protein diets for instance overload the system with protein which is treated like a poison and the body tries to flush it out. Other diets consist of stimulants such as caffeine or direct diuretics. I managed to lose about 15 pounds of my excess 45 pounds through periodic calorie counting and fasting." - Kevin Trudeau, Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About (Get the book.)

"I personally have never seen a patient increase its life span or quality of life with a restricted protein diet. To the contrary, patients fed a higher or normal protein diet tend to have enhanced feelings of well-being. Higher protein diets tend to be more palatable as well. There are many false assumptions pointing to reduced protein intake in regard to renal disease that have been perpetuated by food companies for many years. They include: 1. Decreased protein intake increases life expectancy. 2. Decreased protein intake increases quality of life. 3." - Henry Pasternak, D.V.M., C.V.A., Healing Pets With Nature's Miracle Cures (Get the book.)

"A Soy protein diet reduced LDL cholesterol, and the LDL to HDL ratio in one study of 26 men. The reductions were independent of age, weight, and pretreatment lipid concentrations. Thirteen men with hypercholesterolemia and 13 normo-cholesterolemic patients (20 to 50 years) were randomly given either an NCEP Step 1 diet with animal protein or the NCEP diet with Soy protein for 5 weeks. Either animal or Soy protein represented 75% or more of the total protein in the diet. After a 10 to 15 week washout period, subjects were crossed over to the other study diet (Wong et al, 1998)." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.) "The children were first stabilized on a control, low lipid and cholesterol diet, then given the Soy protein diet with similar low lipids. Slight changes were noted in triglyceridemia and in HDL cholesterol concentration (Gaddi et al, 1987). Soy formula diets fed to infants through the first 6 months of life resulted in lower total serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides (p<0.05) than in whey-based diets." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.) "The Soy diet also lowered blood urea nitrogen, urine urea nitrogen, protein catabolic rate, 24-hour urine creatinine, and phosphate more than the animal protein diet (Soroka et al, 1998). indications and usage Approved by Commission E: ¦ Raised levels of cholesterol Unproven Uses: Soybean is used for less severe forms of hypercholesterolemia when dietary measures are required. Soybean is also used for liver and gallbladder complaints, anemia, poor concentration, cerebral and nerve conditions, and general debility." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

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