The risk increases as length of time the estrogen is used increases. The risk drops as estrogen use is discontinued. High protein intake has been associated with several other renal diseases. Many reports indicate increased protein makes one more susceptible to various cancers, heart disease and arthritis. The most favorable diet for humans is, from all indications, a vegan vegetarian diet.
Good cookbooks using no milk or eggs are now available.
One study suggests the daily intake of 100 to 120 grams of protein. A study of pregnant women at The Farm who consumed between 50 and 65 grams of protein per day had no low birth weight or premature infants. Researchers followed over 9,000 pregnant women who recorded their daily milk consumption. Like earlier studies, this showed increased rates in women who consumed less than one glass per day. Calcium has been shown to reduce blood pressure in pregnant women so researchers were quite surprised at the increased incidence of preeclampsia in the high milk intake group.