WARNING about protein powders and shakes......

[Dougzilla]

I saw this on a local news station yesterday and thought i should post it in case noone knows....

Protein powders and shakes contain some poisonous metals and ARSENIC

One of the metals is Cadmium, which doesn't exit your body. It stays in there for up to 20 years, and will keep building up...

Here's the source link from the Consumer Reports website..
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...rink/index.htm

[Apocalypse Now]

Thanks for the info, I've been using muscle milk and GNC Wheybolic extreme60 for the last 3 months.. That's what happens when you're not regulated by the FDA.

[getFOODnow]

why are they putting poison in our food stuff?

[Dougzilla]

Originally Posted by getFOODnow

why are they putting poison in our food stuff?

man i have no idea. people buy this stuff to get healthier, not get poisoned. Seems like everything you buy anymore is poison....

I'm just gonna eat bugs and leaves out of my yard. EFF THIS....

I have bottled water in my hand. BOTTLED WATER!
Nestle Bottled Water Ingredients: Purified Water, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate, Magnesium Sulfate...

[Wenis]

just when I thought I was being healthy....

I buy these by the 10 lb bag.

[constitutionornothin]

Awareness, education and verbal persuasion is the key to solving for this kind of problem. I will not buy any of these products now thanks to the awareness and education that Dougzilla sent us in this post. I don't support regulation by legislation. I believe in voting and shaping the market with our dollars and not by force.

[Apocalypse Now]

It really ****es me off. At the price that they are charging for these products,there is absolutely no reason why they can't provide actual healthy and effective products.

Most of these products use sucralose as a sweetener, and there's another toxic can of worms to talk about.

I have no idea why the health food industry is exempt from FDA testing.

[constitutionornothin]

I believe in protein powders though

NOW foods has great protein powders with minimal processing

http://www.nowfoods.com/Products/Pro...ts%20Nutrition

the only negative that I have discovered in my research is that if you take it as an everyday meal substitute for multiple meals it will not allow your body to breakdown the protein naturally in your body and can diminish your immune system. I have been taking it for two years in pre/post-workouts and love it.

And no I have no affiliation with any protein products

I have had tremendous results with my health

[greasetrap]

meh, with the amount of poisons/chemicals Ive put in my body over the years Im not too worried. What is in hotdogs, McDonalds, or anything else that the "average" American ingests. What does not kill me makes me stronger. All this stuff does is makes the federales want to start banning my supplements- like the anti supplement bill that McCain was looking to shut down. Whats in the medications that the FDA pass everyday with minimal drug trials because of the lobbiests, the ones who were trying to push the anti supplement bill the most b/c it was stepping on their toes.
Atleast the GNC Wheyabolic Extreme is one of the "lower" ones, that what I take.

[Vectorwoman]

Originally Posted by getFOODnow

why are they putting poison in our food stuff?

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[Kroenen117]

didnt those dam, shrek kids glasses have Cadmium in them too ?



Thanks China! .. geez.

[iyaayas]

Ummmm, folks? They been putting various toxins in food for years now. In small doses yeah, but that crap adds up over the years.

You can find toxins in almost everything these days. Processed foods are full of it, and the majority of the meat animals raised on large farms are loaded with garbage. Growth hormones in the feed, and they pick up plenty of other crap from fertilizers and pesticides that are used elsewhere on most large farms.

We eat as little store bought food as possible, and no processed foods at all. We don't hunt, fish, grow food and animals to suppliment store bought food. For us its the other way around. Somewhere between 60-70% of the food we consume is coming from our gardens, animals, and game.

Here, listen to my man Ted. He's been preaching this for years.


http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geumI4RB...ing_interview/

[Woodswalker]

Originally Posted by iyaayas

Ummmm, folks? They been putting various toxins in food for years now. In small doses yeah, but that crap adds up over the years.

You can find toxins in almost everything these days. Processed foods are full of it, and the majority of the meat animals raised on large farms are loaded with garbage. Growth hormones in the feed, and they pick up plenty of other crap from fertilizers and pesticides that are used elsewhere on most large farms.

We eat as little store bought food as possible, and no processed foods at all. We don't hunt, fish, grow food and animals to suppliment store bought food. For us its the other way around. Somewhere between 60-70% of the food we consume is coming from our gardens, animals, and game.

Absolutely correct . Almost all the food or suppliments we consume have some kind of FDA aproved toxin , chemical or hormone in it . They even allow a certain amount of rat droppings and bugs in the processed foods .
Unfortunately , most of us can't hunt , fish or grow enough food to live on so we're stuck having to consume a lot of the junk they feed us . I even have to be carefull of the fish I catch . They advise us not to eat the fish in many of the lakes and rivers around here because of the polution and toxins in the water .

[MikeK]

I've always been distrusting of protein powders anyway. We're on a protein craze lately, but our protein requirements are far less than most of us take in daily anyway. We're one of the few countries in the world with a protein glut in our diet. Excess protein can be hard on the kidneys and such anyway. I can see protein suppliments for those who burn through a lot of it such as weightlifters, athletes and laborers, but for most of us, it is of no benefit whatsoever and has it's risks. Just my take on it.

I still think it might be a good suppliment to have on hand for a crisis, when our protein intake might be drastically reduced, and our needs increased. But dang, now it's going to be hard to figure out which one would be safe.

[Dougzilla]

There's alot of good foods available without MSG's, poisons, etc....
ENSURE i think is still safe. But im not sure. Im not an expert.

here's a site with some ideas for healthy foods...
http://www.msgtruth.org/RecProducts.htm

[rnman99]

I second what MikeK said; all that protein is hell on your kidneys, especially if you don't consume enough fluids. If you want more protein, get some lean fish or chicken and skip the powder.

[LiftRanger]

Originally Posted by Kroenen117

didnt those dam, shrek kids glasses have Cadmium in them too ?



Thanks China! .. geez.

Hey, ya got all this excess cadmium laying around, ya gotta do something with it, don't blame China, they're just being resourceful...

Surely the FDA has an acceptable level for it. If they allow rodent chunks and excrement in our food, hair and cockroaches....

Hmm, on second thought, I'll take my chances on non-FDA approved food...

[Dougzilla]

At this rate, we'd be better off grocery shopping at a pet store..

[haha49]

Originally Posted by Apocalypse Now

It really ****es me off. At the price that they are charging for these products,there is absolutely no reason why they can't provide actual healthy and effective products.

Most of these products use sucralose as a sweetener, and there's another toxic can of worms to talk about.

I have no idea why the health food industry is exempt from FDA testing.

health food.... meaning healthy for you...

[sluggyslugworth]

Heh well I quit protein powders a few years ago and just started eating high protein foods instead.My protein powder blend wasnt on the list, however it makes me wonder what was in mine.