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I was just looking at this yesterday: there was a study where 75% of plant-based protein powders tested positive for lead, whereas animal-based protein powders

by dawg- 7y ago

I was just looking at this yesterday: there was a study where 75% of plant-based protein powders tested positive for lead, whereas animal-based protein powders performed much better. I think a lot of vegans drink soy and pea protein powders to get enough protein in their diet. And powders labeled "organic" did even worse on top of that. I think it would be interesting to do a study looking at vegans and exposure to heavy metals like lead/cadmium. Here it is: https://www.cleanlabelproject.org/protein-powder/ https://www.cleanlabelproject.org/protein-powder/

larssorenson 7y ago
> I think a lot of vegans drink soy and pea protein powders to get enough protein in their diet. Actually a common misconception, most vegans get more than enough protein in their diet eating a relatively healthy/varietal diet. The exceptions would be people particularly concerned with their protein intake, namely athletes, bodybuilders/weight lifters specifically.