Using Whey Protein For Weight Loss

By Howe Russ


Learning how to lose weight can be difficult enough for most people, but when they encounter the world of sports nutrition and supplements things tend to take a turn for the worse. Today's article is going to show you the three key points to look for when matching which whey protein is best suited to your fitness goals.

Driving your reasons for using any food replacement product should be your overall fitness goals. If you are trying to shed some unwanted poundage you need to be very careful about which type of product you use.

Sadly, this is where most people get slightly lost. Many people are frightened that choosing the wrong supplement will lead to them putting on weight so, as a result, they are scared to make use of the great scientifically backed nutrition available to them.

But with so many products on the market, how is it even possible to decide which one would suit your goals? Well, there are three main things to look for when you see a whey protein product.

* If your goal is fat loss you should be looking for a supplement which primarily focuses on providing you with high protein and low carbs.

* Each protein shake will provide you with a certain number of grams of protein. Be sure to make note of this number because it's very important.

* Look at the first ingredient on the packaging. If it's hydrolized whey isolate then the product contains the fastest digesting form of whey on the market. This is also normally the most expensive form, followed by isolate and concentrate respectively.

When you learn to do the three items shown above you'll find it much easier to compare products and determine whether a supplement is really as good as it claims to be on the packaging. The main group of people affected by these choices are ladies, scared to use a meal replacement shake in case it results in weight gain.

To ensure the shake you're looking at is designed for fat loss and lean muscle building, take a quick glance at the number of grams of carbohydrates provided in each serving. It should be quite low if your goal is losing fat. Anything which provides you with the same amount of carbs as protein is designed for bulking up and not suitable to those with slimming goals.

Once you have done that, it's time to establish the quality of the protein you have. If your product is primarily made from hydrolized whey isolate then you have the fastest digesting form on the market. It's usually the most expensive form, too.

Recent scientific studies also showed that the optimal amount of protein in one meal is between twenty and thirty grams. This means your ideal shake should provide somewhere in the region of twenty five grams per shake. Studies showed that when people consumed more than this, their body couldn't process it and it merely resulted in the excess protein being excreted as waste.

Like most things in life, once you get past the initial hype and confusion you'll discover that it's not as difficult as you first thought. Learning how to lose weight is much the same. Now that you have the knowledge to look for the important information which will help you determine which whey protein is best for you, your fitness goals will be much easier to achieve.




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