Question

Identify at least two adverse effects to people’s health, and two adverse effects on the environment, that could result from increasing the current RDA for protein. How would your answer differ if people increased their protein exclusively through consuming plant-based sources?

Answer 1

Adverse effects resulting from increasing the Current RDA for protein: Adverse effects to People's health i s 1. Disorders of Bone & Calcium Homeostasis: High protein diet generates a large amount of acid in body fluids. The kidney respond to this dietary acid challange with net acid exretion & concurrently, the Skeleton supplies buffer by active resorption of bone resulting in excessive calcium loss. Moreover, acid loading directly inhibits renal calcium re-absorption deading to hypercalciuria in combination with exorbiant bone loss. 2. Disorders of Renal function MARI low fluid intake & excesive intake of protein are important risk factors for kidney Stones. Protein ingestion increases renal acid excretion, & acid loads, in turn, may be buffered in part by bone, which releases calcium to be excreted by the kidney. this protein induced hypercalciuria could lead to the formation of calcium stones in kidney. . Adverse effect on the environment 1. Cost of Raising animal protein increases: . To raise animal for protein, we consume acres of mono cropped soybears, corn, wheat which are grown with

pesticides & nitrogen - heavy fertilizers that endagen the nation's water tables. Roughly around 35% of world grain harrest is used to produce animal protein. 2. Carbon foot print The footprints are calculated by emissions generated by growing the given crop or animal feed, raising the animals, processing their products, transportation, cooking, & disposal of unused food. Beet lamb 4 slot cheese have larger carbon foot print. In fact, 4-ounce of cheese produces the same amount of green house gas as driving 3.5 miles in a car. 1 Increasing protein exclusively through consuming plant-based sources entst built wat Effects on People's health :- It may decrease bone loss & risk of hip fracture, which happens in increased animal protein intake dood va l • Risk of kidney stone formation is still high but there is decreased risk of uric acid stones (seen in animal protein). Effects on environment :- • Carbon footprints are reduced due to zero Intake of animal protein. nahal