Benefits From Designer Whey Protein

Benefits From Designer Whey Protein
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Designer Whey, a brand of whey protein, provides a convenient, inexpensive source of complete protein. Whey can benefit everything from muscle synthesis to immunity and it can even help you drop those unwanted pounds.

Designer Whey comes in four types: Original, All Natural, Weight Control, and 2GO Packs. Each helps target a different goal. Both Original and All Natural can improve pre-workout energy levels as well as post-workout recovery. The 2GO Packs, on the other hand, can help boost immunity. And Weight Control makes your weight-loss goals easier and more attainable.

Muscle Growth and Repair

Whether you hit the treadmill or bench press, Designer Whey can provide essential muscle fuel before, during, and after exercise. The 18g of whey in Original and All Natural provide a quickly absorbable protein for muscle recovery and synthesis.

Designer Whey provides high amounts of leucine, isoleucine, and valine. These three branched chain amino acids (BCAAs), named because of their biochemical structure, provide 35 percent of the essential amino acids in muscle protein. BCAAs can both decrease exercise-created muscle damage and help promote muscle-protein synthesis.

Designer Whey Original contains artificial ingredients like aspartame that you might want to avoid. Designer Whey All Natural, on the other hand, contains stevia leaf extract and other natural sweeteners and flavors.

Immunity Boost

Designer Whey contains powerful antioxidants and protein fractions that can boost your immune system.

Glutathione, often called the master antioxidant, can help lymphocytes detoxify potential carcinogens and other harmful substances. Glutathione also helps enhance proliferation of those white blood cells that make up your immune system. Designer Whey provides the amino acid building blocks to allow your body to make glutathione.

Designer Whey also contains several immune-boosting protein fractions. Lactoferrin, for instance, is abundant in mother's milk. This glycoprotein offers antibacterial, antiviral, anti-parasitic, anti-cancer, and anti-allergic benefits.

Weight Loss

Designer Whey Weight Control contains 15g of whey protein along with fiber and nutrients that help make fat loss easier, whether you have it as a meal replacement or to stifle between-meal hunger pangs.

Protein keeps you fuller longer than carbohydrates. It also triggers cholecystokinin, or CCK, a hormone that tells your brain that you're full.

A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed people felt more satiated, less hungry, and lost more weight on a higher-protein diet. In fact, participants consumed 441 fewer daily calories eating protein-rich foods.

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Article reviewed by Lynda Moultry Belcher Last updated on: Dec 1, 2010

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