Does anyone know any "safe" brands? I skimmed the article and couldn't find any recommendations. I already use whey so that's the lower risk category but still
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The responses of the companies are infuriating. I am so sick of corporations giving blandness and absolving themselves of responsibility in the most patronizing tone possible.
Explains the rightwing pipeline better.
True no one other than right wing lunatics workout and consume protein shakes
I have no idea why that comment has so many upvotes. I’m with you; I honestly don’t understand the logic.
dumb people make vast generalizations about anyone they disagree with, and smash together undesirable traits into caricatures, so they can feel superior to them.
You've had too much lead to follow the logic of a simple quip.
Lead lowers your IQ, making more idiots.
More people are taking protein powders that have lead.
Republicans have taken over the government.
Republicans are idiots.
There are enough Republicans to take over the government, because thanks to lead in protein their are enough idiots to vote them in.
It's not just that lead exposure lowers iq - it directly lowers inhibitions against violence.
right wing bad! updoots to the left
Too many reddit refugees karma farming and hoping they can sell their accounts for tens of dollars to some ad agency 15 years down the road.
This isn't true gang.
I'm pretty sure I didn't say that.
No, but if you consume protein shakes enough then your mental capacity will decline, thus adding to the pipeline of dumbasses.
I feel bad I had to explain that to you.
True all protein shakes cause you to get dumber
Probably on purpose
So many American health products have so many things wrong with them; perhaps the safest thing to do is never consume any supplements without doing homework.
Not just protein supplements but many fiber aids, and other things next to the daily vitamins sold in the store. One can seriously harm oneself going on a health food fad, diet or trend
And also the daily vitamins, which contain fillers of varying sketchiness. This is what happens when the FDA primarily relies on the industry to self-regulate. The only risk to those companies is being sued, and the only risk in that is them being caught.
Very interesting, and concerning that the plant based proteins are highest in lead. I am like halfway through 2 kilos of soy protein right now...
plant proteins are cheaper and lower quality than whey protein.
also plants adsorb lead from the soil. they don't filter it out.
so cheap protein has high level of lead....
Yea, but is a little surprising since the cows are eating plants. Usually pollutants become more concentrated the higher up the food chain the organism is.
Stop now; better late than never!
Not me freaking out as a huel black consumer of 3 years
Go to your doctor and let them know, they may think blood tests would be worth doing. If your lead blood levels are high they can treat it to stop more damage from occurring.
Lmao same.
But isn't Huel UK based?
An important question for science, what Linux distro are you currently on?
And if not Linux, what OS do you use?
Brings microphone uncomfortably close
This is just the free market at work. They all should have tested every shake and powder themselves to ensure that there was no lead. Smh my head.
That would explain the short tempers and reduced cognitive capabilities of my friends who guzzle that stuff.
That's just a consequence of eating too much protien.
Yet another harmless supplement to add to your list of doesn't contain what it says or contains things it doesn't say.
Maybe that’s why so many forced ads come up pushing for folks to use more and scoop it right into their mouth so they absorb more. Doesn’t make us dumb fast enough.
The lead will protect me balls from 5G.
Good advice, thanks
That's why you have to do research and not just trust the labels. Labdoor (a third party testing site) has lots of proteins tested, lead and other heavy metals are part of the testing.
https://labdoor.com/rankings/protein
Not exactly comprehensive and odd that they all scored A+
That really is strange. I just checked and the list is not the same as it was when I posted the link.🤔 Not sure what's going on with the site, but I have seen many products get poor marks on there. I remember when optimum nutrition protein failed because of heavy metals. They used to show the full reports for free, now you need a membership to the site to see the full reports.
19 products and most from the same few brands. None of the most popular brands are in here. Doesn't seem very useful.
I wonder if they buy the raw material for cheaper because it could not be sold in most markets due to its lead content.
Most of the bad ones are "plant based". Maybe extracting the protein also concentrates any trace lead.
There's a section about this in the article. Plants take up lead from the soil they grow in (This phenomenon is actually well known and sometimes employed to decontaminate soil in brownfields; those plants aren't used for human consumption though obvs) However, the companies don't disclose where their raw goods are sourced from so it's impossible to know for sure.
This protein trend is dumb anyways who needs a protein latte or a proteini?
This. Protein is like the easiest nutrient to satisfy. The requirement is very, very low.
I fucking hate protein doughnuts too.
Well, you're probably not getting any nutrition from a doughnut.
You'd need to care about exercise and your body for the trend to be useful for you
No.
The protein trend is separating fools from their money by selling them something they don't need.
if you do any serious working out you need protein supplements. I'm glad you don't. but those of us that do find them invaluable for recovery and muscle growth.
i don't consume plant protein though, it's nasty and not very good. i only do whey protein.
No one needs protein supplements.
I have pretty awful digestive issues, so meal replacement protein shakes are honestly one of the few options I can consistently have for lunches at work.
It's not all muscle-bound dudes drinking these, some of us actually need 'em. If I didn't drink them I'd have a massive protein deficiency.
Talk to an average gymbro alpha male and it's entirely unsurprising.
Lead=MAGA Voter