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Vishwanthar
9/15/2008 4:04 AM
Here is an article on protein-myths which has been written by a famous Author. William Brink is the Author of the book Bodybuilding Secrets Revealed. He has also written and still writes to many health magazines on various topics. He had first written on the protein-myth in 1995 and now with more scientific data he has tried to debunk the myths with more authority. Please read the whole article, but as always as my mentor, Todd, tells us that we have to take a grain of sand from these scientific findings, so careful analysis of these studies is needed before jumping into any conclusion. However, protein as a nutrient has always been on the receiving end to our chagrin.
http://www.staleytraining.com/articles/other/protein-myths-that-wont-die.htm
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Re: Myths About Protein
Posted by Karan, Sunday, September 14, 2008 03:48 AM
Vishwa,
Good piece of information. Thank you. It would be interesting to even know what happens to the "Excess" (Not extra) protein that gets consumed. Let us say that more 1.8 g/1 kg of bodyweight is excess.What happens if we consume say 4g/ kg of our body weight? What are detailed processing that the excessive proteins go through?
Posted by Karan, Sunday, September 14, 2008 01:16 PM
My question further relates to Myths in reduction of Bone density if excessive protein consumption is not supplemented with proper calcium intake and also about the Myth on dehydration......
Posted by Vishwanthar, Monday, September 15, 2008 12:21 AM
Karan, to answer your first question, the excess protein or any food source that is, carbohydrate or fat is turned into fat. But, on a positive note about protein is that the affinity of protein to turn into fat when compared with carbohydrate and fat is less because of various reasons.
Secondly, Karan, the second myth in the above article speaks about bone density and protein. The author has discussed about osteoporosis and protein intake. Osteoporosis is loss of bone density. One of the reason for it is calcium loss. But there are actually no studies which suggest that excess protein leads to calcium loss. I hope I have answered you well.
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9/15/2008 4:09 AM
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