High Protein Diet Cause Osteoporosis?

August 22nd, 2007 by Paul Johnson

You’ve probably heard that high protein diets lead to increased calcium excretion, leading to increased risk of osteoporosis. Men are usually only susceptible to it at very old age, but women can are higher risk at younger age. To help combat this, having extra calcium in the diet is important. Luckily protein powders and milk also happen to have significant calcium in them. According to recent research high salt in the diet increases calcium excretion. One way to combat this increased calcium excretion, is to increase your potassium intake or increase calcium in your diet.


  1. AHD on August 5th, 2008

    Hi!
    Thanks for very useful articles.Well down!
    I think there is a mistake in your article ” High Protein Diet Cause Osteoprosis? ”
    In the last 2nd line (or reduce calcium in your diet);it must be(increase calcium OR reduce sodium in your diet.)
    Thanks again and Good Luck!
    yous truly!
    A.H.D.
    Exercise Physiologist(Ph.D.)

  2. admin on August 5th, 2008

    You are right. Thanks for pointing out the typo.