Rohan Dhuri

[The Curious Tales @thecurioustales]

I just learned about a concept, I can't stop thinking about.

The Four Burner Theory.

It destroyed Elon Musk's first marriage.
It explains why Bezos is jacked but divorced.

And why Zuckerberg has no real friends.

Once you understand it, your life will never be same:🧵

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@volklub needs suggestions. Stone hit my car door (White in color) Impact was such that paint chipped and now I can see the metal beneath. Suggest some DIY method / good product available online to get rid of rust issues in future.

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@NIKHILLJHA 15lac optima secure 20lac supertopup

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@Vivek_Investor Do not trust this. High chances of adulteration. Stick to trusted brands. @chiragbarjatya any further builds.

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@nakulvibhor Try optimum Nutrition (bit expensive nowadays), pure and tested. Refer whey testing reports from @theliverdoc @chiragbarjatya. I m a scientist from the FMCG industry and have seen manufacturing of ON at the plant. I tried ON & the whole truth (cheaper). Both with similar results.

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@chiragbarjatya Any suggestion on peanut butter ? How is powdered peanut?

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@chiragbarjatya A R&D person from the FMCG industry this side. Aluminium lined pouches are best in terms of protection from moisture. Transparent plastic containers (PET) are the worst.
One should consider the opening of the bigger pack (2kg-4kg) very few times to reduce exposure to environment

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@theliverdoc Any thoughts on yeast protein ?

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Extremely irresponsible reporting by @TOIIndiaNews and @EconomicTimes. I do not know what the crtieria for being your "health reporter" is, but this feels like some kid in 12th grade doomscrolling conspiracy theories on Instagram wrote it. Do better.

Here are the rebuttals to the nonsense your so-called kidney experts and health journalist spouted in the article:

The title claim: "Protein supplements could permanently damage your kidneys"

This is fear-mongering presented as fact.

Multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses (including a 2018 meta-analysis in the British Journal of Sports Medicine) have found no evidence that protein supplementation causes kidney damage in people with normal renal function. The International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand on protein safety states that intakes of 1.4–2.0 g/kg/day are safe for healthy, exercising individuals, with some data supporting up to 3.4 g/kg/day over extended periods without adverse renal effects. Even the "Gym Nephropathy" review in the Journal of the Egyptian Society of Nephrology and Transplantation concedes that high protein intake improves training adaptations with no harm when baseline renal function is normal.

The word "permanently" in the title has no basis in the literature for whey protein in healthy kidneys.

Conflation of whey protein with anabolic steroids, cough syrups, growth hormone, alcohol, and nicotine
This is the most intellectually dishonest move in this article. The cited case reports invariably involve young men using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), diuretics, banned substances like spasmo-proxyvon, cough syrups (containing dextromethorphan or codeine for abuse), and sometimes alcohol — alongside protein. The kidney damage in these cases is driven by AAS-induced FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis), injury from stimulant abuse, or direct kidney damage from banned drugs. Blaming the whey protein powder in this cocktail is like blaming the glass of water someone drank alongside the poison.

Whey protein is not a "gym supplement" in the same category as testosterone injections or codeine-containing cough syrups, and lumping them together under the umbrella "gym supplements" is a category error designed to maximise alarm.

Excessive protein intake causes hyperfiltration injury to the kidney filters
Hyperfiltration is a normal physiological adaptation, not abnormal injury. When you eat more protein, kidney filtration increases to handle the increased nitrogen load — this is the kidney doing its job, just as heart output rises during exercise without "damaging" the heart.

The Brenner hypothesis (that hyperfiltration leads to progressive kidney damage) was derived from animal models of kidney disease and patients with chronic kidney disease or after kidney removal surgery, not from healthy kidneys. The conflation of "adaptive hyperfiltration" with "injurious hyperfiltration" is a basic error in renal physiology.

The Nephrologists cited in the article should go back to first year MBBS.

The case report: 20-year-old with kidney damage
This is the centrepiece of the article, and it's doing enormous heavy lifting for very little information. We're told he had "no prior medical issues" but developed proteinuria and oedema after 6–8 months of consuming protein powders.

What we are NOT told: what else he was taking (steroids? pre-workouts? creatine at absurd doses? SARMs?), how much protein he was consuming, whether he had undiagnosed IgA nephropathy or FSGS (both common in young Indian males and often unmasked by any physiological stressor), whether a renal biopsy was performed, and what the histopathological diagnosis was.

A single uncontrolled case report with incomplete clinical details proves nothing about causation. The fact that his parents are doctors is irrelevant to the pathology but is included for emotional impact — classic journalistic manipulation.

The infographic claim: "Most healthy adults need only ~0.8 g protein per kg body weight/day"
This is the RDA — the Recommended Dietary Allowance — which represents the minimum intake to prevent clinical protein deficiency in sedentary adults. It is not a ceiling. It is not optimal. It is the bare minimum to avoid malnutrition. For resistance-training individuals (which is the population this article targets), 0.8 g/kg/day is inadequate to support muscle protein synthesis and recovery. Presenting the sedentary minimum as the recommended ceiling for gym-goers is either ignorance of sports nutrition or deliberate fear-mongering.

Dr Ravi Bansal: "individuals should avoid exceeding a protein intake of 1.2 g/kg of body weight"
This is a nephrologist speaking from a CKD-management perspective and inappropriately generalising it to healthy gym-goers. The 1.2 g/kg figure is the upper limit sometimes recommended for patients with established mild-to-moderate CKD (stages 2–3) to slow progression. It has no applicability to healthy young adults with normal renal function who are resistance training.

Dr Bansal: "natural dietary proteins remain superior to artificial substitutes"
Whey protein is not an "artificial substitute." It is derived from milk through a physical separation process (filtration). It contains the same amino acids as the protein in a glass of milk, yoghurt, or paneer. Calling it "artificial" is factually wrong and plays into the naturalistic fallacy that pervades Indian health discourse — the same fallacy that props up Ayurvedic products with actual hepatotoxic potential while demonising a dairy-derived food product. There is no evidence that protein from whey is metabolised differently or has different renal effects compared to protein from chicken, eggs, or lentils at equivalent doses.

This report cherry-picks a single incomplete case report, conflates physiological adaptation with pathological injury, misrepresents the RRecommended Daily Allowance as a maximum safe intake, ignores the actual evidence from controlled trials and meta-analyses, lets steroid abuse and supplement contamination off the hook entirely, and wraps it all in World Kidney Day alarmism.

This is irresponsible health journalism in a country where protein deficiency kills far more people than protein excess ever has.

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@AdityaD_Shah @NIKHILLJHA Sector to look for next 5 years and considering adding stocks now.

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@chiragbarjatya I use Optimum since I trust their quality. I have visited their mfg plant in India and have full trust in their quality. Investing a few more pennies would definitely save a few thousand pennies in future as a hospital bill. Can't compromise on supplements.

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@ValueWithPrem Felt the same. But because of the hospital management. They need to understand the pain Faced during such emergencies.

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Ammonia leaked in Chembur. Smell all over the Sindhi society. @mybmc @ChemburPS @ActNow_Mumbai #CHEMBUR #gasleak

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@chiragbarjatya @grok Protein kidhar hai ?

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@theliverdoc Contributed a tiny bit. Eagerly waiting for the result.

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@sagarcasm 17

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@volklub @kothapalli_rs Would the Venue DCT fit in the category for new driver, city rides with heavy traffic and for a family of 5 ? If not kylaq.

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@volklub Thank you for your quick revert Sunder ji. Amaze CVT is a perfect match as per my requirement. But would you mind suggesting a compact SUV as well ?

[Rohan Dhuri @rohaaaan]

@volklub Hi, can you suggest a car within 10lac budget for a family consisting of 70+ yr mom dad? Rare seat comfort and safety is a must.