What happens if you eat too much protein? It's a question many of us are asking these days, considering the surge in attention around high-protein diets and their benefits for our health.
From keeping hunger at bay to helping maintain muscle mass through menopause, we have much to gain from adding more protein to meals or investing in one of the best protein powders. Yet, it needs to be a balance just like everything else. "We need a variety of nutrients, both macro- and micronutrients and an individual amount of daily energy," says Signe Svanfeldt, a certified nutritionist. "Protein is vital for our body and needed for a variety of bodily functions such as the working of our enzymes, hormones, cells and muscles, but eating too much protein can lead to negative consequences and an unbalanced diet."
