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High Protein diets promote Ca 2++ in urine
Need calcium for nerve tissue and cardiac tissue 1200mg a day
Burden kidneys and can cause problems (hypertrophy)
2 reservoirs are bones and teeth
With increased CA 2+ you pull from the bones
Females at age of 15, 50% of them have osteoporosis
69% of our protein comes from an animal source
We normally eat 145 lbs of meat a year (beef, fish, poultry)
Magnesium and Fiber only come from plants. They also have lower cholesterol.
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