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Why Does Whey Protein Help You Lose Weight?

Whey protein is the most popular protein supplement for weight lifters, people wanting to lose extra pounds, and all people looking for a healthy drink. It is created from dehydrated whey, that comes from dairy milk, and sold as a protein powder. All serious bodybuilders take whey protein as a supplement after a hard training session. Why is it so popular?To help understand the popularity of whey protein, you need to understand it’s composition. Whey protein is composed of several various types of proteins: Alpha-lactoglobulin, Beta-lactoglobulin, Bovine serum albumin (BSA), Immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, and lactoferricin. It also is full of calcium, potassium, sodium, phosphorous and many vitamins. For starters, whey protein is an extremely balanced source of amino acids and protein peptides. This means its nutritious and helps your body create muscle. Secondly it has a high efficiently for absorption by your body. It is easier to turn into new muscle than egg, soy, or other meat proteins. The antioxidant, glutathione, cannot be produced unless you have enough of an amino acid called cysteine. Luckily, whey protein is full of this particluar amino acid cysteine. In order to make new muscle tissue as quickly as possible, your body needs the branched-chain (more…)

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Jarrow Formulations Jarrow Whey Protein, Natural 908 Grams

American WHEY PROTEIN , made fresh in Wisconsin, is 100% natural and specially ultrafiltered under low temperature to be low in fat, lactose and carbohydrates. American WHEY PROTEIN is a rich source of glutamine and biologically active proteins. Fifty-one per cent of the proteins found in whey are from BLG (Beta-Lactoglobulin), 20% of whey is ALG (Alpha-Lactalbumin), 10% Immunoglobulin, 10% Albumin and 7% minor fractions (Beta-Microglobulin, lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, lysozyme, lactollin and relaxin), Albumin is of particular interest to researchers because of its elevated concentrations of glutamylcysteine, a precursor to the antioxidant glutathi Product Description Description: American WHEY PROTEIN, made fresh in Wisconsin, is 100% natural and specially ultra filtered under low temperature to be low in fat, lactose and carbohydrates. American WHEY PROTEIN is a rich source of glutamine and biologically active proteins. Fifty-one per cent of the proteins found in whey are from BLG (Beta-Lactoglobulin), 20% of whey is ALG (Alpha-Lactalbumin), 10% Immunoglobulin, 10% Albumin and 7% minor fractions (Beta-Microglobulin,… More >> Jarrow Formulations Jarrow Whey Protein, Natural 908 Grams

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