Whey protein may
cause abnormal heart rhythms, changes in
cholesterol levels, headache, increased diabetes risk, increased fracture or osteoporosis risk, kidney dysfunction, liver damage, stomach or intestine symptoms (acid reflux, bloating, constipation, cramps, gas, increased bowel movements, movement problems, nausea, reduced appetite, swelling of limbs, and upset stomach), and thirst.
Components of post-transplant metabolic syndrome include diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and
abnormal fat and
cholesterol blood levels, which can
cause heart disease and related adverse events such as heart attack and stroke.
The relationship between the overfat condition and poor health is a spectrum or progression in which the vicious cycle of excess body fat, insulin resistance and chronic inflammation lie at one end,
causing abnormal blood fats (
cholesterol and triglycerides) and glucose, and elevated blood pressure, which then produces a variety of common diseases at the other end.