Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead

[Gloxina]

Welp…

Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR’s tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day

By Paris Martineau
Investigative Reporter

It's been 15 years since CR last tested for lead in protein powders and shakes. This time, the average level of lead was higher, and fewer products contained undetectable amounts of it.Photo: Scott Meadows/Consumer Reports



“We advise against daily use for most protein powders, since many have high levels of heavy metals and none are necessary to hit your protein goals.”
TUNDE AKINLEYE
Chemist and food safety researcher at Consumer Reports

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Oh well


And coffee has roach shyt in it. Protein shakes ain’t hurt me yet so…

 

[blackestofpanthers]

Fat and flabby propaganda

 

[get these nets]

Scary.

Even in my lifting days, tried to avoid powders and supplements. Those things are really designed for pros , and regular lifters are better off designing a better diet if they need more protein.

 

[maxamusa]

damn my muscles full of lead.....your boy more lethal then I thought

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Smh.. this world is wicked

 

[Supa]

Scary.

Even in my lifting days, tried to avoid powders and supplements. Those things are really designed for pros , and regular lifters are better off designing a better diet if they need more protein.

Protein powder is for pros?

Do you eat yogurt? That liquid floating at the top is whey. It's nothing special but people act like protein powders are steroids.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

You weren’t supposed to be getting all your protein from shakes anyway.

Back when I was lifting heavy heavy, was eating 6 times a day with protein only being 2 of those.

I’ve moved on to Protein-based Peptides now anyway

 

[Peter Popoff]

Fưcking A - I've been taking protein powder for years.

I hate this country.

Edit: Mine isn't on the list but using syntha 6 as the alternative option ain't bad.

 

[maxamusa]

Protein powder is for pros?

Do you eat yogurt? That liquid floating at the top is whey. It's nothing special but people act like protein powders are steroids.

Breh I tried to put people on to pre-workout and they acted like I was trying to get them hooked on crack

 

[OneManGang]

Concerning but honestly not very scary. There’s a million other lifestyle choices that expose you to lead. Hell you fukking water pipes could be lacing you with lead everyday. Just research your brands

 

[get these nets]

Protein powder is for pros?

Do you eat yogurt? That liquid floating at the top is whey. It's nothing special but people act like protein powders are steroids.

Read the post again.
As Ive stated multple times across different subforums, a regular person exercising and trying to make fitness gains should adjust their diet and get calories nutrients and minerals from the meals that they eat.

Dedicated protein powders and weight lifting supplements are for people who make their living with their bodies, bodybuilders or athletes. For the vast majority of the rest of us, its a waste of money.

 

[Diondon]

The lead levels in plant-based products were, on average, nine times the amount found in those made with dairy proteins like whey, and twice as great as beef-based ones. Dairy-based protein powders and shakes generally had the lowest amounts of lead, but half of the products we tested still had high enough levels of contamination that CR’s experts advise against daily use.

There’s no reason to panic if you’ve been using any of the products we tested, or if you take protein supplements generally. Many of these powders are fine to have occasionally, and even those with the highest lead levels are far below the concentration needed to cause immediate harm. That said, because most people don’t actually need protein supplements—nutrition experts say the average American already gets plenty—it makes sense to ask whether these products are worth the added exposure.

 

[maxamusa]

Read the post again.
As Ive stated multple times across different subforums, a regular person exercising and trying to make fitness gains should adjust their diet and get calories nutrients and minerals from the meals that they eat.

Dedicated protein powders and weight lifting supplements are for people who make their living with their bodies, bodybuilders or athletes. For the vast majority of the rest of us, its a waste of money.

how is it a waste of money? for like $30 you can get like 30 servings of not only proteins....but other additives like amino acides/creatines etc.......


its way more expensive to not supplement its simple math.

 

[OneManGang]

You weren’t supposed to be getting all your protein from shakes anyway.

Back when I was lifting heavy heavy, was eating 6 times a day with protein only being 2 of those.

I’ve moved on to Protein-based Peptides now anyway

These are good for other reasons but not really for muscle building. I don’t know if you were aware of that, but thought I’d point it out. They’re incomplete protein so your body doesn’t use them for much muscle building