Your Performance Is Lacking
When you increase your protein intake, you usually decrease your consumption of carbs or fats. By reducing your carb intake to boost protein, training intensity and performance might suffer. But scientists maintain that higher daily intake at the expense of fat intake could considerably reduce total energy intake, meaning a healthier weight.
Pro tip: Divide your consumption between meals. This way, you have enough room on your plate for energy-boosting carbs and healthy fats in moderation.
You’re Constipated
If you’re feeling backed up, your diet could be the culprit. High-protein/low-carb diets are usually low in fiber. Add that to some mild dehydration, and you’ve got a recipe for constipation. Of course, medicine may help ease your discomfort, but checking your intake and fluid balance is best.
Pro tip: Increase your fluid and your whole grain intake if you are constipated. This may mean backing off on protein until your symptoms subside.
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I was totally lost. I have most of the symptoms you mention. Constipation being the worst. I thought I was supposed to eat a lot of protein for energy which I still do not have. I also think it was caused by a medicine I take for my diabetes. I was losing weight which I was doing good but have stopped losing and feel bloated.
Most of the symptoms are not from protein intake but from failure to meet other dietary needs. Very few people ever experience protein toxicity. It would take a lot more protein to produce that than most people ever consume.
Too little water can cause a variety of symptoms, including headaches, constipation and lethargy. Your body needs water to properly function. There’s less water in meat than in fruits and vegetables. This can be remedied by simply drinking more water. Sodas and other sweetened beverages are also a source of water, so cutting them out can leave a person less hydrated – unless they compensate by switching to another source of water. Water, itself, would do that.
Meat is a terrific source of B vitamins, often missing from many vegetarian and vegan diets, but also missing from a lot of fast food. It’s also a great source of Vitamin A. It’s not, however, a great source of Vitamin C, which is amply covered by many fruits and vegetables. Vitamin D’s best sources include fatty fish. Vitamin E is best found in leafy greens, nuts and seeds. Vitamin K has both animal and plant sources to draw from.
Great article on high-protein diets. I am so trying to lose 50 pounds (at the age of 75) and I have been leaning toward fewer carbs and replacing them with protein. Good advice. Thank you.
While protein is not the enemy, neither are carbs, at least not all of them. Fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds are all sources of carbs but they’re the good kind, choc full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They’re not comparable to processed foods, which also have carbs but quickly break down into sugar and provide little else in terms of nutrition. An apple and a Snickers bar are both sources of carbs. Guess which one is healthier.
some necessary medication cause this. If you are going to terrify people mostly senior. At least do though research. It look like you just copy or right what you hear..
Talk your doctor before you do anything you see written. Protein is the fire that burns the carbohydrates. Too many people have hurt their body because some clown writes a story ! Use common sense!! Best defense!
Very satisfied with my vice President. Thankful to have common sense once again
Where are the other 2 reasons?
Excellent article. As an 82 year old woman, I am getting lots of pressure to eat more protein. I started having two eggs at breakfast, then realized the cholesterol dump was too much. Egg whites alone are boring. I will look at alternatives for breakfast protein and try to balance my diet with the needed fruits and carbs.
Earing too much protein can be very dangerous. Protein is a fat burner and burns calories for energy and growth but it cannot be stored in the body. It is the only food group that we can’t store and if we over do it may go on to burn muscle and that may include organs like your heart which is a muscle. I thought to write this because heart problems are increasing with the overuse of protein. it is not necessary to overdo or stress about consuming more. Most Americans are quite full of protein consumption. I don’t believe any American is low on protein.