Whey Protein Alone Won't Cover the EAA Requirements of Hard Working Athletes, Study Says. Plus: US Whey More Digestible & 88% Higher in Leucine than Brazilian Whey
Not all protein supplements are created equal. And this goes for whey supplements from different countries, too. In their accepted manuscript for LWT - Food Science and Technology , Cristine Couto Almeida and her colleagues write: "When the calculated AAS and PDCAAS based on the suggestion for adult athletes were considered, both [US & Brazilian whey protein] supplements exhibited suboptimal score values for several EAA [... and] were unable to supply the suggested adult athlete EAA requirement" (Almeida. 2014). Shocked? I'd hope not. I mean, you don't even know what the scientists base their conclusion on - right? So before we even try to put things into perspective, it would be wise to take a look a the design of this in vitro study. You can learn more about protein intake at the SuppVersity Are You Protein Wheysting? 5x More Than the FDA Allows! Protein requ. of athletes High EAA protein for fat loss Protein Timing DOES Matter! Less...