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I would point you to the work of Dr. Ted Naiman who turms Raubenheimer and Simpson’s protein leverage hypothesis into a practical plan.

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Nice, ordered his book.

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So very very true, I usually start my day with coffee 3 eggs and a 3 oz ham steak this with a sugar free protein shake and an apple will keep me full until 6pm most days. If I start with carbs I always always need to eat a full helping by 1pm

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Jan 8Edited

Very interesting!

Does the debunking of excessive protein consumption leading to kidney issues mean that "rabbit starvation" is not really a thing? The syndrome seems fairly well documented at a time when no explanation (correct or otherwise) was available.

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I think that's real, but it seems to only occur in extreme situations where someone is only eating lean meat, e.g., trying to survive eating only rabbits. Any moderate amount of fat and carbs seems to counteract it, which any reasonable high-protein diet (including this one where 1200-1500 calories are mixed macronutrients) will include. The "high protein" snacks cited have a significant minority of calories from fats and carbs.

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Cool, thanks.

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This is extremely helpful information!

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