Day 129 High Protein Loses Calcium

According to the Journal of Nutrition 100: 1425-1430, 1970 high protein diet will cause the loss of calcium. On a lower protein diet, young men were in positive calcium balance; they retained 10mg per day increasing their bone strength. On a high-protein diet all subjects were in negative calcium balance and lost an average of 85mg. per day. This latter means that not only all the 1,400 mg.of calcium was lost per day, but another 85mg. was lost. Beware of high-protein diets, as they may cause bone loss.

Meal 1...Tomato Juice...................6.0.........50
Meal 2...Dried Figs (2).................7.0.........40
Meal 3...Tahini/Honey...................5.0........103
Meal 4...Cold Slaw/vegetable Raw........6.0........180
Meal 5...Grape..........................7.0........120
Meal 6...Tahini/Honey...................5.0........412
Meal 7...Wahhabi peas...................6.0........100
Meal 8...Wahhabi Peanuts................3.0.........80
Meal 9...Fresh fig......................7.0.........30
Meal 10..Watermelon.....................7.5........184
Meal 11..Cantaloupe.....................7.5.........60
Total.............................................1359

Readings for blood sugar were recorded:

This morning...................................93
This Afternoon,,,,,............................72

1. Fasted Blood Sugar...........................93
2. Weight .....................................194
3. Waist .......................................38
4. Calorie Intake.............................1359
5. Prescription Drugs ...........................0
6. Vitamins .....................................0
7. Exercise-class hours .........................0
8. Exercise-weights .............................0
9. Exercise-treadmill, bike ......................05
10.Walking with 2 15 lb weights...................05
11.Walking.......................................0
12.Calories burned treadmill...................211
13.Calories burned bike..........................0
14.Pilates.......................................0
15.Blood pressure...........................106/59
16.Pulse........................................72
17.Alkalinity of caloric intake...............5.85