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High protein diets have commonly been used for intentions such as weight loss or gaining body mass. The reason that a high protein diet is useful for weight loss is because you prioritize your proteins are cut your carbs. Since carbs are a good source of energy, when you take them out, the body begins burning more fat rather than food fuel, where your protein intake is helping give your body nutrients. I personally believe this would be a challenging diet to keep in the long run, because it is hard to constantly have readily available a wide variety of proteins to consume, like beans, fish, lean meats, etc. There is also no need to uphold this diet constantly, because if you are at a healthy weight, incorporating healthy carbs into your diet is important for things like fiber and starch intake. I think the problems that arise with this diet is the conception that all proteins are perfect for this, which is not the case. Consuming things like red meats will always be not good for you due to the high saturated fat content, leading to cardiac diseases. Also, it is good to note that the average body can only use 20-30 grams of protein in protein synthesis, so any more per meal will just go into waste. Another concern with the high protein diet is the risk of kidney failure, damage or stones, because your kidneys would constantly be eliminating all the waste products of protein metabolism,