Who should take instant protein?

Stacy Wiegman, PharmD

Pharmacy

Instant protein can be used by people who are looking to increase their protein intake or enhance their diet. It can be used by people who are looking to increase their body mass, promote skin health or assist their immune response. It is recommended as a way to reduce the risk of heart disease, when added to a diet low in cholesterol and saturated fat. People who need extra calories due to reduced appetite or malnutrition should consider taking instant protein. It is also for the nutritional management in various medical conditions that require a specific diet.

Chad Kramer on behalf of dotFIT

Fitness

Instant protein (also known as protein powders/replacements) is a quick and easy way to replace or supplement your diet with additional or required protein. Someone who is in need of additional protein would drink this with or after a meal that is low in protein or possibly if the individual was looking at increasing the number of calories they needed daily. If you are interested in using a protein powder or instant protein supplement, we offer a variety of meal replacement and protein replacement/supplement drink choices on the dotFIT group page: http://www.sharecare.com/group/dotfit

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Protein

We hardly ever eat straight protein, but get it from foods like meats, fish, and soy, along with fats and carbohydrates in a protein package. Almost all reasonable diets provide enough protein for your body to break down into the building blocks knows as amino acids. Recent interest in protein has been created by studies showing that diets high in protein and low in carbohydrates are at least as effective as low fat higher carbohydrate diets. Severe lack of protein can cause malnutrition diseases, but there is little evidence that high levels of protein do anything harmful.

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