While of less concern for those with normal, healthy kidneys, many overweight individuals are already at a higher risk for Type II diabetes and at the same time - or as a result of it - suffer more often from reduced renal functions. So unless monitored by a health professional, who would be able to compensate for nutritional shortcomings, the effects of prolonged do-it-yourself high-protein dieting may come back to haunt those who believe that following the advice of a Best-Selling Diet Book is the answer. Those advocating a high fat diet represent a similar mentality with little regard to long-term health risks, including developing Type II diabetes or some cancers... Full Text