Popular Protein Powders Contain Hidden Lead Danger<\/p>\n
High-protein foods<\/a> have been trending recently, promising to help build muscle, boost bone mass, and make you feel fuller longer.<\/p>\n So I nearly spit out my smoothie when I read that a new study from Consumer Reports<\/a> found that many popular protein powders also contain more lead per serving than their experts advise consuming in a single day. The plant-based protein powders tended to contain the highest lead levels, while animal and whey-based options tended to be on the lower side.<\/p>\n Lead is a toxic heavy metal that can build up in the body<\/a> over time through repeated exposures. Lead poisoning can cause symptoms ranging from cognitive problems to high blood pressure, and the effects in children<\/a> can be particularly severe.<\/p>\n Naturally, people online have a lot of thoughts about this study. Here are some of the best reactions:<\/p>\n What are your thoughts on the protein of it all? Let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Popular Protein Powders Contain Hidden Lead Danger High-protein foods have been trending recently, promising to help build muscle,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[18258,45,49,48,84,890,9016,40491],"class_list":{"0":"post-215699","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-bestofinternet-twitter","9":"tag-business","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-lifestyle","14":"tag-topical","15":"tag-trendingnews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}