Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead: PIP Getbiggers

[wes]

I stopped using them a while back.....food doesn`t appeal to me in the early morning......never did, so I have stared using them again as my digestive system after taking a turn for the better is now screwed again.

Fuck a bit of lead.......I`ve been through the mill.......lead and Mercury give you balls.     

[joswift]

I stopped using them a while back.....food doesn`t appeal to me in the early morning......never did, so I have stared using them again as my digestive system after taking a turn for the better is now screwed again.

Fuck a bit of lead.......I`ve been through the mill.......lead and Mercury give you balls. 

the only lead you need to worry about is the type flying at 3000 fps

[wes]

the only lead you need to worry about is the type flying at 3000 fps

Back when I was in the city......yes by the Ninjas.......now it`s drunk hunters.   

[MuscleBuff]

This is well known and has been for many years

[njflex]

Guy I knew was heavily sponsored by supp companies and he was on FB talking about his pre-contest diet
I asked what supps he was using during prep and he said none
I pMd him and advised him to take it down

Fucks sake, best he looks is when hes not using the shit they send him.

lol example not accurate but..magazine ads

greg kovacs

meal 1 breakfast

10 am meso tech shake

12 lunch

2 pm 2 meso tech bars and 2 scoops creatine

4 pm meal


6 pm meso tech bar


8 pm meso tech shake


10 pm meal 5 ect....

[MajorDomo]

Nobody needs protein powders. Just eat real food for fucks sake.

[Van_Bilderass]

I just made use of our socialized health care here, for once. I asked to get medical grade MRPs prescribed to me LOL. I still have to pay a little but very discounted. Nutritionally complete with all the vitamins and minerals and high protein. Nothing wrong with liquid nutrition, it is food, and these specifically being medical food used in hospitals they probably contain what they promise.

[joswift]

I just made use of our socialized health care here, for once. I asked to get medical grade MRPs prescribed to me LOL. I still have to pay a little but very discounted. Nutritionally complete with all the vitamins and minerals and high protein. Nothing wrong with liquid nutrition, it is food, and these specifically being medical food used in hospitals they probably contain what they promise.

the ones they give in hospitals in the UK are full of sugar

[ProudVirgin69]

Total waste of money.

Protein powder is less expensive than any other source of protein.

Jay reveals that 4 of his 6 meals in 2001 were of whey protein concentrate shakes.

Hazbin told me he dieted on nothing but protein powder for a show and didn’t see a difference in quality.  I’ve been getting 80% of my protein from powder for years and my findings are the same (on a much smaller, less impressive scale of course).

[MajorDomo]

I just made use of our socialized health care here, for once. I asked to get medical grade MRPs prescribed to me LOL. I still have to pay a little but very discounted. Nutritionally complete with all the vitamins and minerals and high protein. Nothing wrong with liquid nutrition, it is food, and these specifically being medical food used in hospitals they probably contain what they promise.

So you eat through a straw? lol

[obsidian]

Protein powder is less expensive than any other source of protein.

Hazbin told me he dieted on nothing but protein powder for a show and didn’t see a difference in quality.  I’ve been getting 80% of my protein from powder for years and my findings are the same (on a much smaller, less impressive scale of course).

Protein shakes are also gentler on your teeth and gums. Just rinse with water afterwards, followed by mouthwash. When you eat foods like tuna or chicken, bits often get stuck between your teeth and can be hard to remove. Good dental hygiene is crucial for overall health — I once read about a bodybuilder who died from infected root canals. The infection spread, causing organ failure, and the true cause was only discovered after his death.

[Humble Narcissist]

Protein powder is less expensive than any other source of protein.

Hazbin told me he dieted on nothing but protein powder for a show and didn’t see a difference in quality.  I’ve been getting 80% of my protein from powder for years and my findings are the same (on a much smaller, less impressive scale of course).

Over consumption of protein does nothing to build muscle unless you are on gear which if you are anything works. It's like saying drinking a huge amount of water will build huge muscles because muscles are mostly water.

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Probably safer and more healthy to go to McDonalds twice a week for a quarterpounder or a bigmac. European McDonalds I mean.
The American market ones have food with 3 x as much additives etc

[Grape Ape]

Nobody needs protein powders. Just eat real food for fucks sake.

This argument is so played out.

There's a convenience factor with powders.

[Rambone]

This argument is so played out.

There's a convenience factor with powders.

Agreed. It’s all about convenience. I already cook twice a day for breakfast and dinner. And then yesterday’s dinner is lunch. I ain’t cooking at work. That’s where a 3:30pm protein shake with some berries and healthy fats comes in handy. Eating gets old after decades of eating a lot. I drink a whey isolate with 5 or so ingredients. I’ve had heavy metals tested and none of them are high.

[Hulkotron]

Most getbiggers have personal chefs.

[gib]

https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/

Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR’s tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day.

Much has changed since Consumer Reports first tested protein powders and shakes. Over the past 15 years, Americans’ obsession with protein has transformed what had been a niche product into the centerpiece of a multibillion-dollar wellness craze, driving booming supplement sales and spawning a new crop of protein-fortified foods that now saturate supermarket shelves and social media feeds.

Yet for all the industry’s growth and rebranding, one thing hasn’t changed: Protein powders still carry troubling levels of toxic heavy metals, according to a new Consumer Reports investigation. Our latest tests of 23 protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes from popular brands found that heavy metal contamination has become even more common among protein products, raising concerns that the risks are growing right alongside the industry itself.

For more than two-thirds of the products we analyzed, a single serving contained more lead than CR’s food safety experts say is safe to consume in a day—some by more than 10 times.

“It’s concerning that these results are even worse than the last time we tested,” said Tunde Akinleye, the CR food safety researcher who led the testing project. This time, in addition to the average level of lead being higher than what we found 15 years ago, there were also fewer products with undetectable amounts of it. The outliers also packed a heavier punch. Naked Nutrition’s Vegan Mass Gainer powder, the product with the highest lead levels, had nearly twice as much lead per serving as the worst product we analyzed in 2010.

Same with creatine products.

[Grape Ape]

Agreed. It’s all about convenience. I already cook twice a day for breakfast and dinner. And then yesterday’s dinner is lunch. I ain’t cooking at work. That’s where a 3:30pm protein shake with some berries and healthy fats comes in handy. Eating gets old after decades of eating a lot. I drink a whey isolate with 5 or so ingredients. I’ve had heavy metals tested and none of them are high.

Same here, with the tests.

I eat a lot of salmon, which may have small amounts of mercury, etc, but this stuff bioaccumulates, so I got tested.

There is no easier and more convenient way to get more than 50g of protein than powders.  Like you said, just buy a good one.

[Van_Bilderass]

I actually read the article now

Getbiggers generally distrust doctors and authorities. Do you trust their opinion that almost no one should take a concentrated protein product or even a protein enriched food and that most eat too much protein even just through a regular diet? They will also tell you to ditch the red meat preferably. Vegetarians don't need to consider protein intake either according to them.

One thing the article sort of recommended though that was interesting. Old folks may need more, 1.3 grams per kilo instead of .8. I've mentioned it here before, you get an anabolic resistance when older. For example old people need 40 grams of protein for a certain level of protein synthesis compared to 20 grams when young.

And avoid Chinese peas.

[Rambone]

The first question they ask me when I walk into the protein section of Vitamin Shoppe

[BB]

At this point, I don't care if the lead turns me into a #2 pencil. I just can't eat a bunch of eggs, tuna, etc... anymore. Shakes taste good, are cheap, and easy to make. Also most of the bigger brands came out reasonably fine, with smaller risk.