Is Whey Protein Powder Bad For You?

According to Professor Dr. Canan Karatay, different types of protein powders commonly used by athletes, gym-goers or anyone trying to build or increase muscle mass are rather dangerous. So what is protein powder or whey protein? Why is it so bad for you?

 

Whey protein is a mixture of alpha lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, immunoglobins and bovine serum albumin. Canan Karatay is a very well known professor of internal medicine and cardiology. She says that protein powder is often recommended to people that work out. But there are many ways of getting protein in much healthier and natural ways. And the cheapest and perhaps the easiest way of consuming protein is eggs.

The type of protein found in eggs is not harmful but beneficial for your body, unlike the protein in powder form. You’ll find nine essential amino acids in the egg white that certainly need to get into your body. There is Omega 6 in the egg yolk and Omega 3 in the egg

white. Then you have the choline, which is a water soluble essential nutrient, similar to vitamins and the main ingredient of acetylcholine, one of the most important brain stimulating chemicals.

These need to get into the human body through natural forms. You need to eat the whole egg including the yolk, not just its white like many athletes do. And nothing about the egg is harmful for your body. Artificial protein powder is what is bad for you. Protein and fat should go into your body simultaneously. But if the eggs are overcooked dangerous trans fats come out, like when you see the green bits next to the yolk. And that is no longer an egg, it breaks down easily when you eat it and is very bad for your body.

You should not eat the egg white on its own because it is high in protein and very low in fat. It is great that there is plenty of protein in the white, but if you do not get fat as well by eating the yolk that protein can be bad for your body. Protein and fat should be consumed together through natural ways, such as eating the whole egg. When you have fat with the protein, this fat will accelerate the use of protein in your body and makes it much stronger. Protein powders are full of trans fats and they are being sold at the gyms and health stores.

 

When these powders help grow muscles they also make your heart get larger too, as heart is also a muscle. This is exactly why some young gym-goers or athletes are suffering from heart attacks. Other dangers linked to the whey protein is headaches and nausea, reduced appetite, cramps, tummy pain and fatigue in high doses. People that allergic to dairy can also be allergic to whey protein. Very high doses of protein every day can also cause bad skin and acne. And most importantly whey powder is a refined food and despite having many nutrients, the majority is protein.

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