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Photo Credit olgakr/iStock/Getty Images. Your body uses dietary protein to maintain all cells, including muscle, hair, skin and organs. However, excess protein in the diet can lead to weight gain, just as consuming high levels of any of the macronutrients, including carbohydrate and fat.In addition to weight gain, excess protein consumption can also increase health risks.his makes a high-protein diet desirable if you want to lose weight. However, eating excess animal protein not only increases calorie consumption, it often leads to increased fat intake. Increased saturated fats, found mostly in animal proteins, can raise cholesterol levels.
If you eat too few grams of protein every day, your body can become deficient in the amino acids it needs to build and repair muscle, and thus, muscle growth becomes impaired. Now, the body has certain protein needs even if you donât exercise.hen you do exercise, however, the body needs even more amino acids to repair damaged muscle fibers and, depending on what youâre doing, grow them larger. This is why athletes need to eat a high-protein diet to maximize performance.