Nutritionists have drastically altered their thinking about human protein needs since that infamous rat study. But this updated knowledge has been very slow to reach the public. Modern research has shown that most people have more reason to be concerned about medical problems caused by consuming too much protein, rather than not getting enough. Protein is an extremely important nutrient, but when we get too much protein, or protein that we cannot digest, it causes problems. Numerous studies have found that animals and humans subjected to high-protein diets have a consistently higher rate of cancer development.
Cells overburdened with protein become toxic.
This unnecessary work stresses out the kidneys so much that gradually lesions are developed and tissues begin to harden. Health writers and 'experts' who advocated high protein diets were misled by slanted research, which was financed by dairy and meat industries, or by insufficient and outdated information. Most recent research, worldwide, both scientific and empirical, shows more and more convincingly that our past beliefs in regard to high requirements of protein are out-dated and incorrect, and that the actual daily need for protein in human nutrition is far below that which has long been considered necessary. A high protein diet also causes premature aging and lowers life expectancy. The good news about protein, however, is that it is much easier to meet our minimum daily protein requirements than most people would imagine . . .