Jason Walker Jason Walker answered:
I think the most important thing about the arguement over the use of Whey Protein is to remember that everyones body reacts differently and one of the major points of the Slow Carb Diet is "Body Hacking", figuring out what works in your body and what doesn't. It seems like you have discovered that your body reacts negatively to Whey.
I myself have not experienced negative effects from Whey. I have used it through out my Slow Carb experience. I went from 222lbs to my current 168lbs with a Whey shake every day in the morning with the exception of a two week period where I experimented to see if my weight loss would be faster without it (For both weeks I lost 2.5lbs, my typical average is normally between 2.5-4.5).
I do add fiber to my Whey shakes which has been shown to slow down the digestion of Whey (as well as almost any other food out there), and I do not eat or drink anything else for a few hours. So even if there is an insulin spike there is a minimal amount of calories present, meaning more than likely my body will use it as fuel rather than store it.
There are good reasons to add Whey to your diet. First and foremost is getting the amount of protein the body needs is not always easy or inexpensive. Often Whey is cheaper than buying Steak or Chicken, and one scoop for most types is 25-30g of Protein. The second most important reason would be all of the current research linking Whey Protein with cancer fighting properties. There are other values including the Biological Value of Whey, but I won't get into that since the debate is still wide open on whether Whey ranks so high because it is absorbed so quickly or because all of the nitrogen in the food gets incorporated into the body.
Either way, I am glad you were able to figure out what it was that was hindering you, but for those of you stuck on the debate of whether to add a Whey shake to your diet for whatever reason, try it, experiment, determine if it helps or hinders, and act accordingly.
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