High-protein diets may harm your kidneys

(ERA-EDTA) High protein intake is believed to be healthy, but it may pave the way to irreversible kidney failure. The risk of the kidneys being harmed by a diet rich in proteins is especially high in people with a pre-existing low-grade chronic kidney disease, of which most of the affected people are unaware. "It is essential that people know there is another side to high-protein diets."