Recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has shown that decreasing protein consumption from 1.1 g/kg/day to 0.8 g/kg/day has a highly beneficial effect on bone health. Because high protein diets promote excess calcium excretion in the urine (calciuria) as a result of bone breakdown, the researchers wanted to investigate whether lowering protein intake would be beneficial to bone health - it obviously was!
The study investigated 39 healthy pre-menopausal women over a 2-week period and revealed several positive findings following the reduction in protein intake. Here's what they found:
- mean urine nitrogen decreased by 26%
- mean blood urea nitrogen decreased by 15%
- mean urine pH increased from 6.3 to 6.8 (becoming more alkaline)
- net renal acid excretion decreased by 68%
- mean urinary calcium decreased by 32%, and
- bone resorption decreased by 17%
All of these numbers suggest improved pH conditions which favour healthy bones. Remember, if your body is too acidic it will leach calcium from the bones to alkalize the blood, there will be greater urine concentration of nitrogen and urea (from protein breakdown), and greater bone resorption will be evident.
The results of this study show that within a very short period of time you can easily support your body's bones by reducing your meat (protein) consumption and by incorporating more alkalizing vegetables and fruit! Sounds pretty easy.
Eat alive and you will thrive!
Yuri
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