Rumor 1 [If you eat too much protein powder, you will get stones]

Conclusion: Basically, it’s true

Explanation: In fact, not only protein powder, but also excessive protein intake can cause kidney stones. In other words, if you consume protein through food, the same will happen if you consume a large amount of high-protein food for a long time. So don’t blame the protein powder. It is just a protein component. In a sense, the baby’s Milk powder is also a protein powder, but the protein content cannot exceed 20%.

Such problems will only occur if there is excessive intake and the body itself does not metabolize it.

Causes of stones: Long-term high-protein intake is detrimental to the metabolism of water and inorganic salts, so there is a certain chance of causing urinary system stones. Of course, such adverse metabolism has another consequence, which is constipation. Well! The truth. Baymax.

Rumor 2 [Protein powder can damage the liver and kidneys]

Conclusion: Basically, it’s true

Explanation: Muscles do not grow for no reason. They grow through a series of anabolism. If bodybuilding is compared to planting flowers, then daily diet is like fertilizing, watering, and training is like photosynthesis. Of course, none of this series of activities will make the liver and kidneys feel better, and will require them to work overtime. Therefore, it has nothing to do with protein powder. The main relationship is that bodybuilding is more tiring of the liver and kidney organs. Of course, this It all depends on the amount of protein you consume, but if you're a bodybuilder and want to grow muscles... it's basically over the limit.

In fact, to be fair, it does not damage the liver or kidneys, but increases their burden. But it is not just high protein that can increase their burden. Drinking too much water, smoking, drinking, getting angry, taking oral medicine, etc. Overtime work, staying up late, radiation... will all increase their workload. It can be said that we never ask them to take a holiday... Do you want to reduce their workload? --- Go vegetarian.

However, if your liver function is very strong, it basically does not fall into the category of overtime work. Just look at the food intake of IFBB PRO in a day. They have been eating like this for 20 years... So, what is excessive? It depends on the person. If you cannot metabolize it yourself, this is called overdose.

Reasons for increased burden: After excessive intake of protein, protein metabolites will increase the burden on the liver and kidneys, which will lead to liver and kidney hypertrophy, body fatigue, and more serious ammonia poisoning. I mentioned this in a previous article As introduced in , it is the so-called protein poisoning.

Rumor 3 [If you stop taking protein powder, your muscles will be gone and you will return to your original shape]

Conclusion: Basically, it’s true

Explanation: Low-calorie protein powder basically does not cause such a situation. Many people who are relatively thin have no change after eating lower-calorie protein powder, and then simply think that protein powder is ineffective... .Actually, the problem is diet.

Similar problems rarely occur in Europe and the United States, where bodybuilding is popular, because they have good diet and training. This is different in China. Protein powder has almost become a legendary thing. In China, if bodybuilding is compared to the Level 4 exam, many Everyone thinks that protein powder is the answer to the CET-4 exam. In fact, it is equivalent to an extracurricular tutorial book, nothing more.

However, in comparison, muscle gain powder is more prone to the problem of "returning to its original shape".

In fact, if your diet is average, your training intensity is average, and your nutritional intake is overly dependent on supplements, the day you stop taking supplements, it will be as if your diet structure has gone bankrupt, and your nutritional intake has returned to its previous state, and your body will of courseIt will adapt to your changes and get rid of useless muscles.

Solution: Eat well and train well. Protein powder is just a timely supplement of protein after training, because the peak period of protein absorption by the body is within 1 hour after training. At this time, due to the congestion of the body's muscles, the digestive system will not be very good. Eat meat. , eggs, obviously a little slow. Protein powder is just supplemented in time. Muscles will not be produced just because of extra protein powder. There is nothing magical about it.

Rumor 4 [Protein powder will make you gain weight if you eat too much]

Conclusion: Basically, it’s true

Explanation: If you eat too much protein powder, you will gain weight. It also depends on how much you eat. For comparison, 2 scoops of Op's protein powder has 48 grams of protein, 60 milligrams of cholesterol, and 3 grams of fat... Can anyone find the same amount of protein? But a food with so little fat? A bag of Yili milk, 9 grams of protein and 10 grams of fat...

In fact, there are some things that need to be changed here. High-protein food intake will definitely be accompanied by high-fat intake, so it will increase cholesterol and fat. This is why bodybuilders, when preparing for competitions, will Eat boiled food with low salt content to minimize fat intake.

The following are some funny but true rumors

Rumor 5 [You must eat protein powder for fitness, otherwise you will not grow muscles]

Conclusion: This is nonsense, no explanation

Rumor 6 [Muscles grown by eating protein powder are different from muscles grown by eating food]

Conclusion: Bullshit

Simple explanation: Can anyone tell me what’s different? Have we mutated?

Rumor No. 6 [Bodybuilders’ muscles are built by eating protein powder or protein powder builds muscles]

Conclusion: Bullshit

Simple explanation: People who say this basically don’t know how muscles are synthesized.

Final addition: Fat is not necessarily bad, and cholesterol is not necessarily bad either. The parts and cooperating substances in the body mainly need to be in a reasonable balance. The same goes for protein powder. It is just an ordinary item. There is no need to deify or demonize it.