I think that we should all live on fresh fruit and vegetables, and fish and chicken. There is no such thing as a perfect diet for anybody, I think. Added to the mix of everything else you have to deal with is protein. That must be hard balancing all the carbohydrates and everything else. Let's go over the protein studies for just a minute.
Protein is a tough one.
There were people with established, not just early, kidney disease, and researchers found out that by restricting the protein you can make a difference in the pressure of renal disease. We know now that the pressure on the filters, produced by higher protein diet can be decreased by a low protein diet. Just by some decrease in protein consumption, you decrease the work of that filter, and you are protecting your kidneys. We know the other side pushing that restriction is malnourishment. Protein restriction can help decrease those poisons your kidneys filled up, but if you go into needing dialysis, one thing we discovered is not to go in malnourished.