Popular diets may cause kidney stones, bone loss. (Lifelines).The popular low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets Noun 1. high-protein diet - a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass diet - a prescribed selection of foods may result in rapid weight loss, but new studies show that these diets also pose a higher risk of kidney stones Kidney Stones Definition Kidney stones are solid accumulations of material that form in the tubal system of the kidney. Kidney stones cause problems when they block the flow of urine through or out of the kidney. and bone loss. Researchers fed participants a regular diet for two weeks, followed by a highly restrictive diet, including some vegetables (but no fruits) and less than 20 grams of carbohydrates Carbohydrates Compounds, such as cellulose, sugar, and starch, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and are a major part of the diets of people and other animals. Mentioned in: Laxatives carbohydrates, n. , for two weeks. The program also included regular chemical analysis of the participants' urine. Levels of urinary urinary /uri·nary/ (u´ri-nar?e) pertaining to, containing, or secreting urine. u·ri·nar·y adj. 1. Relating to urine and its production, function, or excretion. 2. citrate citrate /cit·rate/ (sit´rat) a salt of citric acid. citrate phosphate dextrose (CPD) anticoagulant citrate phosphate dextrose solution. fell almost 50 percent per day during the restricted phase of the diet, but recovered substantially when program participants returned to a more moderate diet. At the same time, net acid levels rose by almost 100 percent during the restricted diet phase. Researchers point out that these measurements indicate that a low-carb, high-protein diet increases the likelihood of developing kidney stones as well as possibly increasing bone loss. (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) |
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