Question:
is whey protein best?

i recently read someone who said whey protein is best and absorbed the best? is this true? or is soy protein as good?    — christine S. (posted on December 6, 2002)

December 6, 2002
100% whey protein is the best and most easily absorbed. Although soy is a great health food it does not make the best quality protein supplement. You need not only the whey protein but also the whey peptides. You see no protein is just automatically absorbed by anyone. You body needs peptides to break it down into a usable form. Our new digestive systems do not have time to do that fast enough to absorb all of the protein from natural sources or from supplements. This is why you should look for 100% whey protein with peptides. The combination of both will cause it to be nearly 100% absorbed immediately. That is why I take the Real Meals it has both along with 40 other vitamins and nutrients, especially all of the main ones that we become deficient in. I have learned all of this after extensive research since my surgery. I made it through the surgery great with no complications. I knew after that my greatest risk of complications would be from malnutrition. 30% of all gastric bypass become deficient in vitamins or nutrients within the first two years, some to the point of malnutrition. Causing things like bone disease, osteoporosis, protein deficiencies that can cause major damage to your organs, teeth becoming ruined etc. But all of those things I can control by making sure that my body gets everything that it needs.
   — Linda A.

December 6, 2002
Whey protein is #1 in bioavailability, soy is about #10. If you also want soy for any other benefits, some people add a little to their whey.
   — vitalady