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Consistently eating too many high-protein foods can lead to a higher risk for ________.

A) marasmusB) type 1 diabetesC) kwashiokorD) heart disease, kidney problems, and calcium loss from bones

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Answer Heart disease, kidney problems, and calcium loss from bones

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High protein diet does not have any effect on healthy kidney, but have a significant effect on damaged kidney. This is because of the high workload in removing excess urea and nitrogen contained by- products produced from the metabolized protein in the kidney, by the already inefficient Nephron..

Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a chemical compound produced in the gut. It is linked to heart diseases. Consumption of red meat for a long period of time increases the concentration of these chemical compound in the gut; with high incidence of coronary diseases.

High protein diet increases the acid levels of the blood plasma. the low body pH causes rapid withdrawal of calcium from the bone to neutralize the acidity leading to low bone calcium concentration, and therefore Osteoporosis.

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