That divide between the medical folks and the exercise folks is whats frustrating for me. Makes me wonder who to believe. In my case, having only one functioning kidney, I think I'm going to err on the side of caution and limit myself to around 150g a day and see how that goes. I appreciate the feedback from everyone.

Well, the medical folks in the forum are also exercise folks. So hopefully that will help ease your fears.

Please remember, none of the physicians/nurses posting here can be your physician/nurse. Please check with your personal physician if you have questions or concerns.

Sparta-bound!

Kevin

dmacl wrote:


I would definitely be careful in your case. The only reason I haven't fully come around to the medical side was because there weren't conclusive studies done about the effects on people with normal kidney function, plus the fact that you don't see a huge epidemic of kidney problems in healthy body builders as far as I know. But no need to strain the one kidney you have left. I'm sure a lot of people will say even 150g is too much.

There's an old expression in medicine: "The data is the data."

The recommendation for protein intake comes from prospective clinical trials. Zach is correct in pointing out that studies haven't been conducted in body builders. So the question is, "are you a body builder?" If you are, then you should consider your protein intake accordingly. P90X is not designed as a bodybuilding program. It's a fitness program. I'm not a bodybuilder. I want to maintain an outstanding level of fitness for the rest of my life, and I plan to live a long time. I'm not willing to risk my health for more muscle, and I'm not willing to recommend it to another where the data indicates otherwise.

That's why I feel as I do. But when it comes to your health, it's your call!