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Re:We don’t need nearly as much protein as we consume by friesen on Wednesday May 23, 2018 @06:35PM (#17139049)
Probably has to do with bioavailability, similar to vitamins from food vs vitamin supplements.
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Re:We don’t need nearly as much protein as we consume by ovao on Thursday May 24, 2018 @12:02AM (#17140994)
The most popular (and probably most-heavily marketed) protein supplement -- whey protein isolate -- actually has very high bioavailability compared to animal and non-animal protein sources.
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