Is Being Big Worth Kidney Damage?
The enticing idea of more protein leading to an increase of lean muscle mass has swept the world by storm in this new era of fitness; leading numerous people towards spending their money on protein supplements in hopes of making gains in their fitness journey. With the majority of people sub-coming to supplement companies’ claims of supplements with high levels of protein and no side effects more and more people are buying their products unaware of the dangers of over supplementing. These fitness fanatics, trainers, and supplement companies all proclaim the benefits of high protein diets in conjunction of weight training, but what they are leaving out is the proper amounts that should be taken.
The average consumption of protein should be 1 -1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. Misconception of it being 1-1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight can lead to a huge over consumption of protein leading to kidney and liver damage through over filtration. The kidneys and liver are not able to endlessly filter out protein and will become exhausted causing failure or kidney stones. Most people are unaware of the recommended amount of protein and think more is always better when in reality they are condemning their liver and kidneys to possible injury.
Protein Supplement Users Among High School Athletes Have Misconceptions About Effectiveness states that most protein supplement users are informed by their family or coaches who are not properly educated on the topic. This leads to kids taking as much protein powder as possible to make muscle gains when they are actually putting themselves in danger. Most protein powders out there contain 25-27 grams of protein per scoop and people are taking two scoops at a time twice a day even. That’s 50-54 grams of protein in one meal and up to 108 in one day in supplements. How Many Grams of Protein Can Your Body Absorb in One Sitting says that the rule of thumb is your body can absorb 30 grams of protein in one meal before it passes through you and goes to waste. Knowing that you are only absorbing half of the protein you are putting into your body. In short taking more and more protein will not help you because your body isn’t absorbing any of it. the 50-54 grams per shake along with the protein you are getting from meats could all be going to waste and just putting useless stress on your kidneys and liver. The more and more protein you keep putting in will also cause your body to become more acidic and in turn draw calcium away from your bones. While protein is necessary and helpful protein supplements are not and lead to oversupplementing and damage to your organs.
Work Cited
Duellman, Margaret C., Judith M. Lukaszuk, Aimee D. Prawitz, and Jason P. Brandenburg. “Protein Supplement Users Among High School Athletes Have Misconceptions About Effectiveness.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 22.4 (2008): 1124-129.
Heller, Samantha. “Protein: A Guide to Maximum Muscle.” Men’s Fitness. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.
Nall, Rachel. “How Many Grams of Protein Can Your Body Absorb in One Sitting?”LIVESTRONG.COM. LIVESTRONG.COM, 29 Aug. 2013. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.
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Counterintuitive Fall 2022 
Luke, you’ve asked your question backwards.
“Is Being Big Worth Kidney Damage?”
First the benefit, then the cost.
“Is the Dollar Menu Worth a Dollar?”
Can I please have feedback on this?
Feedback provided. —DSH
P1. Rhetoric lesson on over-writing and mixed metaphors: Don’t do either.
Overwritten (45 words, several metaphors):
Stripped of several metaphors (leading, the storm, the leading again, the journey). Claims simplified and clarified. (Enthusiasts are looking for easy safe muscle.) Additional claims made. (The “enticing idea” is a marketing pitch. Supplement makers have a motive to downplay the risks.) All those improvements come from resisting the rhetoric and concentrating on the claims. (Half the words: 22)
The rest of your paragraph does and should concentrate on getting the dosage right, unless there are other risks than those that result from overdose. You could make a claim here (maybe it’s too early, but a quick illustration can set up your entire argument) that while protein proponents preach More, More, More, there’s a real danger in taking Too Much.
P2. By now you’ve had time to trace the origin of this stunning misinterpretation of the proper dosage, Luke. Find a source for it and bolster your credibility by quoting or paraphrasing from it. You shouldn’t miss this opportunity to illustrate how sloppy health “professionals” can be when recommending supplements.
P3. I hope you see the important difference between these two sentences, Luke. One communicates the cause/effect much more effectively.
And this:
This is a fragment or a very weird sentence: Knowing that you are only absorbing half of the protein you are putting into your body.
You need a source for the acidification of the body and the drawing away of calcium. They’re too important to just dump here without some evidence.
You also have only mentioned stress on the kidney and liver. Your title promised Kidney Damage. Can you connect those dots a little better?
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