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Is the cholesterol in whey protein bad?
ANSWER: Hi, First of all, you have to know that the “good” and the “bad” cholesterol are produced in the organism because of the energetic needs. You are not eating any good or bad cholesterol. When you eat lots of fats and small amount of proteins or proteins that are not suitable for the organism, your body is producing more “bad” cholesterol than the usual. When you normally have three times a day such meals composed of limited amount of fats and all the other needed proteins and vitamins, then, your organism is producing more “good” cholesterol. Keep in mind that both the “good” and bad” cholesterol are produced at the same time in the organism; meanwhile the related ratio (i.e. if your organism is producing more "bad" or more "good" cholesterol) is the most important. Normally, whey proteins are reducing the amount of cholesterol in your organism, but everything depends on the way you are preparing them. For example, if you use hot water, all the proteins are getting destroyed because of the heat. Then, you are drinking nothing else but amino acids, which can be very harmful for you, because some of them might lead to the development of cancers. In that way, you are not providing enough amounts of proteins to your organism and this lead to the elevation of the “bad” cholesterol level. However, everything depends on the brand of the whey protein, because as I know some of the producers are putting some extra vitamins in the powder, which is good for you. At the end, you must be careful when you are making the mixture of whey proteins. All the best! Dr.Alba |