There are so many different protein powders available nowadays it's so hard to choose which one to buy. Casein protein? Beef protein? Egg? Whey? Soy? And that's just the different sources of protein which is then divided into further categories such as weight gainers, post workout, pre workout.
It all sounds very confusing especially when supplement companies further try and confuse you with some pseudo science in order to manipulate you into thinking one is better than the other. It seems that there really isn't much difference between all of them when it comes to building muscle, at least in studies. When you consider them within the context of a well balanced diet, where you get your protein from multiple sources, then the protein powder you choose isn't really going to make a difference at all.
I can across a very informative website about protein called proteinfaq.com and they had a great article comparing the cheapest protein powder. It really was an eye opener for me on some of the tricks that supplement companies play to make their protein powder even cheaper.
I actually used to buy one of the brands that was spoken about as it was so cheap but after reading the article I won't anymore. Basically the article spoke about amino spiking and how some companies will add incomplete amino acids such as Taurine to artificially increase the amount of protein stated on the label. They do this as these ingredients are really cheap however it's not a complete protein. So essentially you are not getting what you pay for.
I'll definitely start checking the supplement labels from now on and i'll be on the lookout so I don't fall for these tactics again.
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