What is a consequence of excess protein intake?
Biology · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Extra protein is not used efficiently by the body and may impose a metabolic burden on the bones, kidneys, and liver. Moreover, high-protein/high-meat diets may also be associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease due to intakes of saturated fat and cholesterol or even cancer.
Weight gain
Bad breath
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Dehydration
Kidney damage
Increase cancer risk
Heart disease
Calcium loss.