Accusation #13:
AtkinsFacts.org Spreads "the biggest myth of all" About Kidney Risk
Nor does the ANA [Atkins Diet] adversely affect kidney function. Although Atkins recommends that individuals with renal impairment seek medical approval from their personal physician prior to starting the ANA [Atkins Diet], studies have shown that high protein intake was not associated with renal function decline in women with normal renal function.
According to your website, the fact that Atkins followers risk kidney damage[977] "may be the biggest myth of all." You counter this "fallacy" that eating too much protein on the Atkins Diet is bad for one's kidneys with "Fact: Too many people believe this untruth simply because it has been repeated so often that even intelligent health professionals assume it must have been reported somewhere. But the fact is that it has never been reported anywhere. No one has as yet produced a study for review, or even cite a specific case in which a diet high in protein causes any form of kidney disorder."[978] Again, this is simply incorrect.
"The only remotely related phenomenon" the Atkins website continues, "is the fact that when someone is already suffering from far-advanced kidney disease, it is difficult for that person's body to handle protein. But protein has nothing to do with the cause of the kidney problem." As documented in the Kidney "Scarring" section, many of your followers do indeed risk kidney damage and there are studies to prove it.
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