Whey Protein Powder

About Whey Protein Powder

Whey Protein is the highest biological value protein available due to the fact that it is rapidly digested and absorbed and contains all of the essential amino acids in the right proportions. Whey Protein has many benefits beyond its typical use for recovery from exercise. This is due to whey proteins high concentration of essential amino acids, which are crucial nutrients for supporting vital processes, such as hormones, neurotransmitters and enzyme synthesis, organ health, tissue repair and even bone integrity.

You don't have to be a bodybuilder to supplement your diet with whey protein. Whey protein shakes can be helpful if your dietary intake of protein is limited, if you have little time to stop and eat whilst at work, or to generally bolster your nutritional status. Whey is often supplemented by gym enthusiasts because protein needs do increase as activity level increases.


What is Whey Protein?
Whey Protein is one of the two naturally occurring proteins found in bovine milk. The other protein found in milk is called casein, typically used for cheese making. A protein is a chain of amino acids, joined by peptide bonds.

 

What else is in Whey Protein?
Whey Protein powder generally contains anywhere between 80% and 90% protein by weight for unflavoured, and between 70% and 88% protein content for flavoured products. Whey Protein powders generally contain a small amount of naturally occurring lactose—milk sugar—and milk fat. However, these are found in low concentrations. There are also naturally occurring minerals, such as calcium and potassium.

Can Women use Whey Protein?
There is very little difference between the nutritional needs of women and men. Both genders require nine essential amino acids in similar quantities in order to maintain health. If you are concerned that taking protein will make you too muscular or masculine, there really is no need to worry. Proten powders do not alter genetically determined hormone levels, and nor will they cause you to stack on tonnes of muscle mass. It's actually quite difficult to put on muscle tissue, particularly for women due to a lower level of naturally occurring testosterone compared to men. However, if you do wish to build muscle mass or simply tone-up, whey protein provides everything the body needs to recover from training programs that are designed to stimulate this body composition change—such as bodybuilding-style training—over time.