Research
Macro partitioning
High-protein diets (>2.0 g/kg/day) are safe for healthy, highly qualified athletes, showing no adverse changes in blood biochemistry or bone mineral density.
If you are a healthy athlete, eating more than 2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight is safe and will not harm your kidneys or bones.
GoodSupportsHIGH confidence
The use of high-protein diets (protein >2.0 g/kg/day) in highly qualified athletes who do not have kidney and liver diseases showed no changes in the biochemical parameters of blood and bone mineral density confirming its safety.
Why this rating
Based on cited studies showing no adverse markers.
Source
Protein in the athlete’s diet: rationale for intake levels at different training intensities to maintain lean body mass (a brief review)
I S Zilova et al. · Problems of Nutrition · 2023
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