Symptoms of excess protein

Protein is the basic component of the body and a substance that the body needs to replenish every day. Because the human body consumes huge amounts of protein, protein is the basis for providing energy to the body. Protein supplementation can make the body stronger, but some people blindly supplement protein, which can easily lead to protein excess problems. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of protein excess.

Excessive intake of protein, especially animal protein, is also harmful to the human body. Excessive intake of animal protein will inevitably lead to more intake of animal fat and cholesterol.

Too much protein itself can have harmful effects. Under normal circumstances, the human body does not store protein, so excess protein must be deaminated and the nitrogen is excreted from the body through urine. This process requires a large amount of water, which increases the burden on the kidneys. If the kidney function is not good, the harm will be even greater. Excessive intake of animal protein will also lead to excessive intake of sulfur-containing amino acids, which will accelerate the loss of calcium in the bones and easily cause osteoporosis.

Symptoms of excess protein:

When protein intake exceeds the required amount, a lot of toxic metabolic residues will remain in the human tissues after metabolism, causing autopoisoning, imbalance of acid and alkalinity (excess acidity), nutritional deficiencies (part of the nutrients are forced to be excreted), uric acid accumulation, and leading to various diseases such as gout.

Patients with acute glomerulonephritis who consume too much protein will develop glomerular sclerosis. If you have renal insufficiency or azotemia, you should limit your protein intake (20 grams per day is appropriate) and consume high-quality protein, such as milk and eggs. Excessive protein will aggravate azotemia and uremia.

To facilitate the repair and regeneration of liver cells, patients with liver disease need 90 to 100 grams of protein every day, but high protein should not be emphasized. Excessive protein intake will be converted into and stored as fat, which will increase the burden on the liver and lead to fatty liver. Indigestible protein will rot and ferment in the intestines, aggravating azotemia, ammonia poisoning and triggering hepatic coma.

Excessive protein intake can also lead to brain damage, mental disorders, osteoporosis, arteriosclerosis, heart disease and other symptoms. People who eat high-protein food all year round will have harmful substances accumulate and be absorbed in the intestines, which may lead to premature aging and shortened life.