A lot of clever marketing is selling whey protein for women in the form of diet shakes. Many magazines and articles have advertising selling special protein powders that claim to help you lose body fat and tone muscles. When you read these articles you find that sometimes they contradict each other. How do you know what information is real and what is just hype?
If you want to get fit or change your body shape it’s hard starting out. I know how it can be when you place your trust in information that you read only to discover that most of the fad ideas you try just don’t work. You start to feel like you have wasted your money and are being misled by personal trainers and a money hungry diet industry.
Don’t worry, it’s not your fault.
So many women before you have been in this same position. A lot of women just give up because they have spent so much money chasing a better body and feel like they haven’t achieved their goal. Along with balancing the rest of your life it can seem like you just lose the energy to keep trying.
The Truth About Whey Protein For Women
What is it about whey protein that is particularly attractive to women?
The answer: NOTHING
This is yet another myth encouraged my the diet industry to make money. Whey protein is a fantastic protein, but it has no special use that will serve women any differently than any other type of protein available.
The facts about whey protein is that it is digested very quickly out of the stomach. Within an hour of drinking a whey shake your stomach will be completely empty and, yes, you will feel empty AND hungry…. again!!
You would be better off drinking a slow-release protein that takes up to 7 hours to digest. This type of protein will sit in the stomach and eventually move to the intestine and slowly release itself over a period of hours. This leaves you feeling fuller, eating less and beginning the process of losing bodyfat. Protein shakes used as a meal replacement will help reduce calories and carbohydrates, but you need to exercise as well in order to create a calorie deficit which will stimulate your metabolism to burn bodyfat.
It’s Just A Fad
Just understand that the whey protein for women gimmick is just a marketing ploy and all those pink label shakes are most likely overpriced when compared to the men’s equivalent in the bodybuilding shops. Seriously, don’t be afraid to walk into a health shop or a bodybuilding shop and look at what the guys are buying. Any reputable shop will be happy to answer your questions and show you the difference between fad diet shakes and the real stuff.
Don’t be fooled by the hype. Make informed decisions and save your money.
By: Ty W.
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