Posted on 06/16/2010 8:54:16 PM PDT by death2tyrants
Protein Drinks Are Dangerous??!! Yeah, right. By Jim Stoppani on June 14, 2010 7:21 PM
You may have read or heard about the article on protein drinks, published in the July 2010 issue of Consumer Reports magazine. Alarmed? You should be, but not about the dangers of protein drinks. You should be alarmed about the hack job that Consumer Reports printed on this inept, one-sided investigation.
If you have no idea what I'm talking about, visit: http://pressroom.consumerreports.org/pressroom/2010/06/investigation-tests-reveal-contaminants-in-many-protein-drinks.html
Let me start by addressing the most ridiculous claim in the report: too much protein is dangerous. If you wonder why the authors didn't cite any research to support this bold statement, it's because none exists. In fact, several studies have been done that show the exact opposite -- that high protein intake is not only safe but also effective for building muscle size and strength, as well as losing bodyfat.
Consumer Reports goes on to interview so-called health and fitness experts on the supposed dangers of consuming too much protein. But these "experts" are merely dieticians, not researchers in the field of sports nutrition.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.muscleandfitness.com ...
Scientists say so, so it must be true.
If you exercise a whole lot, then you can use extra protein.
But if you take way too much protein, over time, it is hard on your kidneys
The MSM seems to be doing ok, so it can’t be too bad...
(Someone’s going to smack me upside the head when they ‘get it.’)
A high protein diet is not bad for you, but it can be bad for those around you. Elevators are particularly dangerous. Dutch ovens could be almost fatal.
Those who believe Consumer Reports deserve what they get. You could look a long time and not find a dumber magazine.
LOL
Well of course “too much” protein is bad for you. That’s why it’s “too much.” WHat constitutes “too much” for any single individual is best not left in the hands of the Consumers Union, which bases its findings on criteria that often don’t correspond to the readers’.
Cheers!
That's why I'll be following the advice of those who are pushing high protein drinks
M&F gets a awful lot of it’s revenue from advertising protein supplements and other “get bulky fast” potions.
They’re not entirely unbiased.
LOL - I shouldn’t be laughing, but I am.
My sentiments exactly.
In one issue they will claim to be expert on toasters, cars, stereos, supplements, socks and take-out food.
Jack of(f) all trades, Master of none.
Um....OK....I used a high protien diet to put on 27 lbs. of muscle at age 43, (along with a dedicated workout routine.)
But, I gotta say that a magazine who’s ad space is 50% protien supplements is NOT an objective source.
Cheers!
There are some people who should probably not take extra protein, those already with kidney problems. The body can handle quite a bit of protein, way over what most people eat. Hundreds of grams per day. That said, there ARE some people who eat tons and tons of protein, they are probably asking for some kind of trouble. But an extra glass of protein powder or two is probably not going to hurt anybody.
Peter North swears by those drinks...
So take a dehydrated person, have them start working out to dehydrate themselves even more, and then have them start taking protein drinks - and then blame the protein drink for the kidney stress. LOL.
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