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Actually, you should not care about proteins but rather amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. There are 22 standard amino acids, most (but not all) of which your body can make from precursors. I am not sure how many amino acids are in whey protein, but any protein your body ingests will be broken down into them before it is used.
Just checked out my bag of protein:
Essential Amino Acids:
L-Leucine (BCAA) 2.8 g
L-Isoleucine (BCAA) 1.7 g
L-Valine (BCAA) 1.5 g
L-Lysine 2.4 g
L-Threonine 1.7 g
L-Methionine 0.6 g
L-Phenylalanine 0.8 g
L-Tryptophan 0.5 g
It also has 2 other conditionally essential amio acids and 8 other non-essential amino acids totaling 14 g.
Whatever all of that means.
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Just checked out my bag of protein: Essential Amino Acids: L-Leucine (BCAA) 2.8 g L-Isoleucine (BCAA) 1.7 g L-Valine (BCAA) 1.5 g L-Lysine 2.4 g L-Threonine 1.7 g L-Methionine 0.6 g L-Phenylalanine 0.8 g L-Tryptophan 0.5 g It also has 2 other conditionally essential amio acids and 8 other non-essential amino acids totaling 14 g. Whatever all of that means.
Don't be sad, 18 out of 22 ain't bad....
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How DO you weigh protein?
Q: How (or where) do you weigh (or whey) a pie?
A: Somewhere over the rainbow.
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The important thing is that you obtain all 9/11 essential amino acids, which in any complete (as opposed to incomplete) you will. The most common thing we hear about is that rice by itself is an incomplete protein and beans by themselves are an incomplete protein, but when you mix them together they become a complete protein. A lot of soy proteins are incomplete, whereas most whey proteins are complete. The quantity of the protein is not nearly as important as the source. Soy protein is obviously not a good choice unless you are a menopausal female, are vegetarian, have a milk allergy or are lactose intolerant. There are other types of vegetable proteins out there (Hemp protein, Pea protein), but are even less bioavailable than soy.
Like I've said before, whey protein is a better choice when supplementing. However, getting a cheap protein can put you worse off. Some brands carry up to 100mg of cholesterol per 20g of protein. Which if you supplement 40g or more a day, you're looking at 200mg+ of cholesterol a day just from 40g of protein. Crazy. So if you're looking at a product of whey, always check out the ingredient list. If you look at the ingredients and see the words "Whey protein concentrate" by itself with no other mention of whey, do not buy this product. The types of whey that you typically want to look for and will normally see are "Whey protein isolate" Most companies mix these two together to save money, but still manufacture a decent product.Whey protein isolate is a different form of whey that when it is by itself has 0-10mg of cholesterol per 20g of protein, so it is a much better option. If you are wiling to spend a little extra money, whey protein isolate is sold without the whey concentrate.
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Okay, I have one more question about whey protein. There are something like 100,000 kinds of proteins in the human body. Whey probably contains a dozen or so. Doesn't it make a lot more sense to keep your diet rich and varied than to rely on such a limited source?
Why is the assumption made that if you include whey protein in your diet you are relying on it as a significant source?
What I ate yesterday:
onions
garlic
spinach
zucchini
celery
salsa with its multiple ingredients
butter
chicken sausage with red peppers and spinach
coffee
almond milk
lettuce (7 varieties)
cucumber
red pepper
carrot (2 varieties)
snap peas
blue cheese
olive oil
AC vinegar
chicken
blueberries
salmon
rice
asparagus
whatever junk the restaurant cooked the salmon, rice and asparagus in
wine
whey protein powder
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Why is the assumption made that if you include whey protein in your diet you are relying on it as a significant source? What I ate yesterday: onions garlic spinach zucchini celery salsa with its multiple ingredients butter chicken sausage with red peppers and spinach coffee almond milk lettuce (7 varieties) cucumber red pepper carrot (2 varieties) snap peas blue cheese olive oil AC vinegar chicken blueberries salmon rice asparagus whatever junk the restaurant cooked the salmon, rice and asparagus in wine whey protein powder .
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Q: How (or where) do you weigh (or whey) a pie? A: Somewhere over the rainbow.
I could care less what it taste likes - Hell if the food tastes too good I would eat the whole 4# can at once
Palitability is not what was being discussed.
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Nice diet, Ennay! Why, with all that, did you decide that you needed to supplement it with whey protein?
Have you read the benefits of taking whey protein post exercise?
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What I ate yesterday: butter coffee almond milk blue cheese AC vinegar
That junk is so processed. Personally, I eat raw dirt before those pesky plants get a chance to process all of the nutrients out of it. I don't even cook my dirt. Sometimes I splurge and have some rich soil but only if I'm not feeling fat because soil has a lot of calories.
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Please show me an adequately powered, well-controlled randomized trial that compares the benefits of taking whey protein post exercise with taking other proteins post exercise, preferably non-processed or extracted proteins. A great one would be a study comparing whey protein with yogurt. Or eggs. Or a juicy steak.
And this: Ennay did not actually exercise yesterday, so her whey protein was not really post-exercise, was it?
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tangentially, trent -- there's an availability and ease of use factor. is a test like you describe going to measure that? i mean, sure in ideal conditions XYZ occurs, but in the real world, your body cannot process anything unless you can put it in there. so, if you don't have access to a steak or you don't have a fridger to keep your yoghurts in, then maybe whey protein is the best option. right?