Posted on 08/16/2017 10:56:19 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Meegan Hefford, a mother of two and bodybuilder, died after an overconsumption of protein shakes, supplements and protein-rich foods.
Hefford was found unconscious in her apartment in West Australia and was quickly transported to the hospital, where she was declared brain-dead. She passed away two days later.
Hefford, who had been competing as a bodybuilder since 2014, was also ramping up her gym routine in the weeks before her death. The 25-year-old mom and paramedic trainee had put herself on a special restricted diet while she was preparing for a bodybuilding competition in September.
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Priorities...
Headline is protein. I read/heard there was way more to it than just that but hey............
Proteins?? More probably STEROIDS.
Wow she was quite attractive... I pictured a female incredible hulk...
sad to die for such a silly reason...
She’s more of what the industry refers to as a “fitness model,” rather than a “bodybuilder.” That’s essentially a very attractive, very fit young woman with a relatively lean, athletic body, as opposed to a woman with large muscles.
A normal, healthy person, can eat upwards of 2-3gr of protein per kilo of bodyweight with ZERO ill effects. And that's BEFORE you start augmenting with chemistry.
About ten years ago in upstate NY, a HS cross-country runner, a wisp of a girl, fatally OD’d on salicylic acid poisoning from all the bengay or whatever it was that she used to obvious excess.
No. Genetic deformity that killed her.
um.. misleading.
she died because she had a rare genetic condition that didn’t allow her body to break down protein completely.
She had a rare disease that stops your body from breaking down the protein and causes to much ammonia to build up in the body..
Headline is sensational. Yeah, protein... and then the disclosure that she had a rare genetic condition that didn’t allow her body to digest protein. So yeah, protein, but really a genetic defect, unfortunately.
She had an undiagnosed condition which didn’t allow her body to break down protein.
Like most diet/exercise programs always warn, check with your physician prior to starting.
Her genetics killed her. Nothing else...
How about people need to use a little common sense and listen to what their body is trying to tell them.
It really isn't the fault of the supplement manufacturer that this woman had an undiagnosed disease.
I had no idea protein could kill.
the autopsy said OD on supplements
Even water is considered toxic, if you have enough.
Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide.
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