Protein vs Whey Protein for performance
Short answer: For performance, more users report improvement with Whey Protein — 100% of 51 reports, versus 95% of 20 for Protein.
Whey Protein has 97 meta-analyses and 691 randomized trials on PubMed; the other has not been graded.
Based on 142 reports about Protein and 305 about Whey Protein. Not medical advice.
| Protein Supplement | Whey Protein Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 79%helped48 reports · medium confidence | 83%helped128 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | Not graded | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | — | 97 / 691 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Performance % reporting improvement | 95% (20) | 100% (51) |
| Recovery % reporting improvement | 100% (11) | 100% (31) |
| Digestion % reporting improvement | — | 0% (8) |
| Weight loss % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | 67% (6) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 80% (5) | 100% (2) |
| Common side effects | acne | stomach issues, acne, constipation, throat tightness |
| Typical dose reported | 100 g / daily | 30 g / 2x daily |
“I notice I will have much more energy, and stable energy through out the day when I eat a lot of protein.”
Analysis revealed that chronic and without professional guidance use of whey protein supplementation may cause some adverse effects specially on kidney and liver function. Presented data support a need for future studies co-relating the use of different types of whey protein with and without exercise to better see the impact on human physical health.
Appl Physiol Nutr Metab, 2021 ↗“Coffee with cream, has to be a cream or fake creamer with a whey protein, doesn't. It gives me a gentle but potent energy boost with no headache and no jitters.”
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