But, but what about your kidneys?

(Andrew) #1

I have posted a few times about my 2-3 month progress with the keto lifestyle. I am 36 and have lost weight and generally feel better, less crashing and bloating, not to mention my 20’s wardrobe fits again (not that I should be wearing 10y/o fashion, but that is for a different forum).

My parents are addicted to carbs and think I am injuring myself, their first thoughts were my cholesterol would skyrocket, while it isn’t perfect, it has dropped. Then I was told I would have bad breath, not the case. Now they are sharing their nutritionist’s advice who convinced them I am damaging my kidneys long term due to the increased flushing.

Have the Keto dudes discussed this? Is there increased risk of kidney damage on a high fat, high salt diet?

Thanks.

(KCKO, KCFO 🥥) #2

Dr. Jason Fung and his assistant Megan Ramos work with kidney patients, that is his primary practice. He learned his patients do much better with a combo of keto type diet along with some fasting. Almost all of his patients with kidney problems had T2D or T1D. Megan pretty much just works with clients needing nutritional guidance these days, they started Intensive Dietary Mangement to address the need to reverse diabetes or better control it if T1D. Check out his website and yes the Dudes have addressed this issue in the interviews with Megan and the new podcast that features her and Dr. Fung.
episodes 84 and 58 for the podcasts

https://idmprogram.com/

(Boston_guy) #3

Ted Naiman and Jason Fung discussing this on Twittter-

Here’s a high-protein interventional study: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnme/2016/9104792/

Our investigation discovered that, in resistance-trained men that consumed a high protein diet (~2.51–3.32 g/kg/d) for one year, there were no harmful effects on measures of blood lipids as well as liver and kidney function.