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Lifting the Lid on Protein Myths
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Digital Spirit Collaborator
AUTHOR: Dr Cliff Harvey (Registered Clinical Nutritionist)
Myth #1: Eating too much protein is bad for you
In reality it's extremely difficult for a healthy person to eat too much protein! Protein is important because it contains amino acids and the building blocks for all cells and tissue. Nine of these are called 'essential amino acids' because they are compounds that our bodies can't create.
The average person needs as little as 0.8g of protein per kg of bodyweight per day. However, this is not enough if we're active. People who exercise regularly should up their protein intake to around 1.4-2 grams per kilogram of body weight per day. This quantity of protein should also be consumed on a daily basis as we age to help maintain muscle tone.
Myth #2: Vegetable proteins are incomplete
The definition of a complete protein is one which supplies all the essential amino acids. While it's true that most vegetable protein supplements on the market aren't complete proteins, Clean Lean Protein is different. Made from golden pea isolate, Clean Lean Protein has the highest protein content of any supplement on the market (up to 90%). The protein is extracted at low temperatures under water through a natural enzyme process to preserve the protein integrity and quality.
A single serve of Clean Lean Protein supplies you with between 45% and 120% of the daily requirement for all nine essential amino acids.
Myth #3: Soy is the best vegetable protein
As far as your body is concerned, all proteins are created equal. The thing that makes a protein source better or worse for you is the other stuff that comes along for the ride. Soy protein contains allergens and anti-nutrients like phytic acid which binds to minerals and prevents their absorption.
Clean Lean Protein is low allergen, perfectly alkaline, low in fat, sugars and carbs and contains no preservatives, artificial colours or flavours.
Myth #4: Our bodies need every essential amino acid at every meal
Vegetarians and vegans used to spend a great deal of time and effort balancing the recommended ratios of amino acids in every meal but Mother Nature is one step ahead of us. As long as we're supplying our bodies with all of the essential amino acids over the course of a day, we don't have to go to these lengths to be healthy.
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