Health Insights — Improve Protein Absorption

Optimal Protein Digestion

Posted by Danny Curtin on

From gracefully aging adults to fitness enthusiasts, people that consume food-based or supplemented protein are unable to completely utilize this valuable nutrient. Contrary to popular belief, only 10-20% of consumed protein is used for what it was intended. Performance athletes and professional bodybuilders will consume excessive amounts of protein to make up for the 80% of the missing or undigested amino acids that are usually flushed out of the body with normal protein digestion and absorption. The human digestive system was not designed to absorb ultra-concentrated whey and other protein sources. Actually, enzymes are the fundamental factors that are involved...

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