TY - JOUR T1 - Protein intake and kidney function in humans: Its effect on 'normal aging' AU - Blum M, Averbuch M, Wolman Y, Aviram A Y1 - 1989/01/01 N1 - 10.1001/archinte.1989.00390010173026 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 211 EP - 212 VL - 149 IS - 1 N2 - • The effect of dietary protein on kidney function expressed by creatinine clearance was studied in healthy subjects following a "normal" unrestricted protein diet and compared with a group of vegetarians maintained on a long-term low-protein diet. Both groups had similar kidney function and displayed the same rate of progressive deterioration in renal function with age. These results suggest that, in contrast with the important therapeutic effect of low-protein intake on the progressive deterioration of kidney function in diseased kidneys, such a diet does not significantly affect kidney function with "normal aging" in healthy subjects.(Arch Intern Med 1989;149:211-212) SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1989.00390010173026 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1989.00390010173026 ER -