127: High Protein Diets Bad for Bone or Myth?

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We’ve probably all been warned that high protein diets acidify our bodies and wreak havoc on our bones. Is this a myth or is their data to support that? Today John reviews a weight loss study in healthy young adults and discusses the effects of high protein dieting on bone and muscle. The applications half of the episode is an in depth discussion on the importance of context ANYTIME one is assessing the appropriateness of a given exercise and/or nutrition program. John always reviews the full text of every article, but to see the abstract of the study discussed, click here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24284444
John’s two papers he mentioned can be found here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958314
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22971730
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