Whey protein is often associated only with people who train and as the only and undisputed post workout mail. Is that really the case and is the whey is reserved exclusively for people who lift?
What is whey protein and how it is created?
Whey protein is short term – dried whey. After being processed and dried, it becomes a powder that is sold as a supplement to the diet called whey protein as we all know.
So whey is a protein powdered milk protein after processing and drying.
Who should use whey?
Anyone!
We need to take certain amounts of protein during the day, and it is up to us to choose the sources from which we will take them. If we do not have time for preparing chicken or cooking eggs in a certain part of the day, we can easily enter our amounts by mixing the whey with water, which is by far the most basic and simplest version.
Of course, there are various smoothie variants, but this is the basic and fastest way to take 25-30 grams of protein in a very short time.
Is whey protein bad for kidneys?
Often we can hear that a large amount of whey is bad for kidneys, but it is still not scientifically proven. Studies have shown that healthy subjects with no previous kidney problems and intake of 3 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight had no kidney problems, which once again proves that whey protein is not related to kidney problems.
Sources:
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12970-017-0177-8?site=jissn.biomedcentral.com
https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-015-0100-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1262767/