Consumption of Ajinomoto (Monosodium Glutamate) containing foods
Is this good for the human body?
- Part 3 -

Dr. Nomika Oinam *

High Protein Diet Dangers:

High protein in the body can lead to certain health problems. Excess of protein in the body can to the following problems:

• High protein intake in the body by consuming protein containing food in large amount excludes carbohydrate from the diet depriving the body of the main source of energy so it will utilize the available energy stored in the body leading to weight loss.
• The breakdown products of burning large quantities of body fat for fuel are called ketones. They will begin to accumulate in the body. A build-up of ketones in the body can cause all kinds of damage to vital organs such as the liver and the kidneys. The build-up deranges the body's balance of acids and alkaline, causing a condition called acidosis. When the levels of ketones in the body reach dangerous proportions, the dieter finds him- or herself in the same kind of state as a diabetic who has not used any insulin.
• Excess protein may be associated with negative calcium balance, whereas low protein intake has been associated with fracture. Diets that are high in protein contents can cause hypercalciuria. Excess protein intake will cause temporary hypercalciuria.
  However, if the process is prolonged, it can have detrimental effects on humans of all sexes and ages, especially among women and older people. Excess protein not only adversely affects women but also the elderly. With aging, the glomerular filtration rate falls and the kidney's ability to excrete this dietary acid load is impaired. This explains why aging kidneys cannot generate ammonium ions and excrete hydrogen ions as well as the young kidneys do.
  Thus, otherwise healthy individuals develop progressively increasing blood acidity and decreasing plasma bicarbonate as they age. Because urinary excretion of acid is insufficient, other homeostatic systems, such as bone, buffer the excess dietary acid load.
• We all think that Monosodium glutamate is plant based so it won't cause much damage, but when taken in high amount frequently animal protein and vegetable protein probably have the same effects on health
• Diet that is high in protein and low in fruits and vegetables comprises of mainly sulfates and phosphates. Therefore, it generates a large amount of acid. As the result, the kidneys will have a positive net of acid excretion; hypercalciuria is directly related to net acid excretion.
• Study showed that elderly women with a high dietary ratio of animal to vegetable protein intake have more rapid femoral neck bone loss and a greater risk of hip fracture than do those with a low ratio. This suggests that an increase in vegetable protein intake and a decrease in animal protein intake may decrease bone loss and the risk of hip fracture among older women.

• Unpleasant body odour and bad breath. The bad smell is caused by the ketones that accumulate in the body.
• Increased risk of high blood fat levels - high-protein foods are often also high in animal fats, particularly saturated fats and cholesterol, which raise blood fat levels and increase the risk of heart disease, and certain types of cancer.
• Loss of muscle tissue the more protein we eat the lower your body protein stores will be, because you are burning protein foods as fuel.