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Is Too Much Protein Bad for Your Kidneys? What Research Shows

Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Is Too Much Protein Bad for Your Kidneys? What Research Shows

by Mo Mandegar, PhD on May 28 2026
The protein-kidney warning has shadowed nutrition advice for decades,but the modern evidence base tells a clearer story. For adults withhealthy kidneys, a meta-analysis of 28 controlled trials found nochange in kidney function across the safe upper range — up to 2.0grams per kilogram of body weight per day. The caveat is real butspecific: it applies to people with diagnosed chronic kidneydisease, not to the general healthy-adult population.