Soy or Whey Protein ?

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  • Hondo_Man
    Hondo_Man Posts: 114 Member
    Unless you have a reason not to eat whey (e.g. vegan, lactose intolerant, etc), whey is superior in every way.

    Most Whey Protein powders are lactose free.
  • tziol
    tziol Posts: 206 Member
    soy is not good for men because it contains phytoestrogens
  • rejectuf
    rejectuf Posts: 487 Member
    Unless you have a reason not to eat whey (e.g. vegan, lactose intolerant, etc), whey is superior in every way.

    Most Whey Protein powders are lactose free.

    Not true. Whey Protein Isolate is basically lactose free, but other forms of whey protein will still have some lactose.
  • earth_echo
    earth_echo Posts: 133 Member
    Whey. I say that because soy blocks the body's ability to absorb iron.
  • Hondo_Man
    Hondo_Man Posts: 114 Member

    And it does not affect your hormones...

    Yes and no. Soy contains isoflavones which are plant estrogen. It may, could, possibly, might mimic the the body's hormone production of estrogen, but if so, at a very slight level depending upon the amount of soy intake.

    For women it's not really an issue, but again could be beneficial if low estrogen levels were determined. At the same time, the "mimicking" would be slight if at all.

    For men, especially those in a bulking up phase and needing large amounts of additional protein in their diets, most will avoid soy due to any chance of gynecomastia occurring.
  • Hondo_Man
    Hondo_Man Posts: 114 Member
    Unless you have a reason not to eat whey (e.g. vegan, lactose intolerant, etc), whey is superior in every way.

    Most Whey Protein powders are lactose free.

    Not true. Whey Protein Isolate is basically lactose free, but other forms of whey protein will still have some lactose.

    No, is true. Again "most" whey powders (isolates, hydrolyzed, and concentrates) are processed by ion-exchange, which removes the lactose, fats and carbs. There is also a filtering process which ensures 90-100% of the non-whey isolates are removed.

    The lactose comes from the sugar in milk and these processes remove the sugar and hence the lactose. A Whey protein, regardless of type, which contains no carbohydrates, will be lactose free.
  • reklawn
    reklawn Posts: 112 Member
    Organic hemp for me! I don't hate soy, but I am not for the over processed version of it. If it's organic I am fine with it. Whey... no way for me.
  • rejectuf
    rejectuf Posts: 487 Member
    Unless you have a reason not to eat whey (e.g. vegan, lactose intolerant, etc), whey is superior in every way.

    Most Whey Protein powders are lactose free.

    Not true. Whey Protein Isolate is basically lactose free, but other forms of whey protein will still have some lactose.

    No, is true. Again "most" whey powders (isolates, hydrolyzed, and concentrates) are processed by ion-exchange, which removes the lactose, fats and carbs. There is also a filtering process which ensures 90-100% of the non-whey isolates are removed.

    The lactose comes from the sugar in milk and these processes remove the sugar and hence the lactose. A Whey protein, regardless of type, which contains no carbohydrates, will be lactose free.

    I'm sorry but everything I have read says that concentrates are NOT lactose free. They are highly reduced in lactose but not lactose free. This is because it is not pure protein. A whey protein concentrate is anywhere from 30-89% protein by weight. The rest is either fat or carbs (which would be lactose).

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