A new study shows that many of the top-selling powders and drinks may contain concerning levels of heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead, and toxins like bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in some plastic containers and food can liners.
div class="parbase section text bulletssection textsection"div class="text-container crux-article"h3DO YOU NEED PROTEIN POWDER?/h3p /p/div/divdiv class="parbase section text textsection"div class="text-container crux-article"pProtein products typically contain between 15 and 25 grams of protein per serving (although some do contain more). By comparison, a 5-ounce container of plain, nonfat Greek a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/yogurt.htm"yogurt/a has around 17 grams of protein, and 3.5 ounces of chicken breast has 31 grams. Protein needs range from 0.4 to 0.6 grams of protein per pound of weight a day (that would be 64 to 96 grams per day for a 160-pound person)./ppOriginal content found ata href="https://www.consumerreports.org/dietary-supplements/heavy-metals-in-protein-supplements/" www.consumerreports.org/a/ppstrongDo you still think your protein powder is safe for you?/strong/ppYes/ppNo/ppstrongTell us what you think? We’d like to know./strong/p/div/div
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