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Thanks for sharing. This doesn’t look good for the lactose intolerant and/or vegans among us :grimacing: [Screenshot_20251014_165320_Chrome]

Whey protein powder for the win!

I was having some stomach issues, so decided to try pea protein. Rather than buy from my trusted source that is expensive because they do a lot of testing, I bought one on Amazon just to see how it treated my stomach. Unfortunately, I chose Naked brand thinking it was a healthy option from the mar…

My wife sent me some screenshots of CR’s Instragram post about this. What also got my attention, and made me additionally question the whole thing, was this point: [Screenshot 2025-10-14 at 9.19.34 PM]

Ah the joy of the US having a virtually unregulated supplement industry. I’ve been using Anthony’s Pea Powder to bump things up during the day, but it really does look like one of those “You get what you pay for” situations. Now Nutrition’s stuff costs more, but the purity is better? I think if you…

I think the AACC podcast suggests people who work out more get more protein. 1-1.8g per kg (1 kg is approx 2.2 pounds) is what the pod says. Who knows though.

Yeah, I’m used to seeing numbers for athletes, so this low number for “average” adults kind of shocked me. I’d still imagine “average” adults should focus on more protein per calories consumed, especially as the birthdays increase.

Recommendations are set on the low end, to keep you from having deficiencies, right? Not what hard working athletes need to thrive. I’m trying to get 150g+ per day.

I’ve been using the Owyn Elite plant based shakes for a while…they’re pretty good, and great to see they’re recommended 1 per day.

Consumer Reports' new study on lead in protein powders

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FrankTuna October 14, 2025, 8:54pm 2

Thanks for sharing. This doesn’t look good for the lactose intolerant and/or vegans among us

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