MICHAEL EADES, MD: subjects with mild renal failure on a ketogenic diet with plenty of protein. Not only did the renal failure NOT worsen, it improved

One of the vampire myths that refuse to die is that dietary protein damages the kidneys. This study put subjects with mild renal failure on a ketogenic diet with plenty of protein. Not only did the renal failure NOT worsen, it improved. https://t.co/SHr4Zut3HE pic.twitter.com/QxmCOpu2eS

— Michael Eades, M.D.🏹 (@DrEades) March 10, 2020

Ah, how times change. For years people have been saying--with no evidence--that dietary protein harms the kidneys. Now comes a paper advocating the ketogenic diet as a treatment for chronic kidney disease. https://t.co/oIXiyQYfO4 pic.twitter.com/5dHyI81HAZ

— Michael Eades, M.D.🏹 (@DrEades) June 5, 2022