"Which Protein Drinks Fared the Worst?
Three daily servings of the ready-to-drink liquid EAS Myoplex Original Rich Dark Chocolate Shake contained an average of:
16.9 �g (micrograms) of arsenic
5.1 �g of cadmium
The proposed United States Pharmacopoeia's (USP) limits for these two toxins are 15 and 5 �g respectively.
The worst of the products tested was Muscle Milk Chocolate powder, which contained all four toxic metals; three of them at the highest levels of all products tested. Three daily servings of this particular brand and flavor contained an average of:
5.6 �g cadmium
13.5 �g of lead
12.2 �g of arsenic
0.7 �g of mercury
Muscle Milk's Vanilla Cr�me contained slightly less lead, but still exceeded the USP lead limit of 10 �g.
A fourth product, Muscle Milk's liquid Nutritional Shake Chocolate, also tested high in arsenic, providing you with an average of 14.3 �g of arsenic per day, which is very close to the USP limit.
Clearly, getting a potentially toxic dose of heavy metals with your daily protein drink is not what you had in mind, but based on these results, that may indeed be what you're getting�"
Warning: Some Protein Drinks Could Poison You And that is why I make my weight loss smoothies with real food and only organic whey protein powder, green superfoods powder, chia seeds and some days emergen-C.
