If you eat a PERFECTLY balanced diet (which requires eating ONLY high protein,organically grown foods…NO processed foods, NO fast food) live a totally stress-free life and you exercise at least twice a week than you might be one of those EXTREMELY RARE individuals that do not need to supplement their diet. However, the reality is: a vast majority of people, including most athletes, are malnourished and SEVERELY lacking adequate nutrition.
Even if you are not an athlete, you need a significant quantity of protein alone in your diet. A non-athlete needs about 0.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight everyday. An athlete, especially a strength athlete, needs double the protein intake of a non-athlete. You have to eat a lot of meat and/or fish every single day in order to meet this very basic protein requirement without using some kind of protein supplement; the negative side of trying to get all of your protein in whole foods alone, is that you increase the amount of fat, calories and cholesterol in your diet. Nutritional supplements like protein powders provide the extra protein you need without the extra fat, calories and cholesterol. Since the body cannot store extra protein, it is best to divide your necessary protein intake throughout the day to meet your daily requirements; it is much easier to do this with supplements instead of completely relying on whole foods.
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ReplyDeleteAlthough nutritional vitamin supplements can be beneficial to our health, consumers should still choose the products carefully. Currently, there is little regulation on the quality of health food supplements. Composition of some health food products may not match the label claims and the quality of raw materials and finished products is not guaranteed. Therefore, consumers should only buy from reputable health food manufacturers, read the labels carefully and read more related literatures.