Fitness, Bodybuilding & Protein: What is Protein?
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Most people who work out and want to build muscle know that they need protein in their diet to achieve results. But what does it actually do and how does it work?
In this video we’ll look at what proteins are and what they do in your body, how your body builds them with the help of amino acids and why you need proteins in your food when you are into bodybuilding and want muscle.
For those of you interested in the topic of soy limiting production of testosterone that is mentioned in the video, here is some scientific research on the subject:
Goodin S, Shen F, Shih WJ, Dave N et al. Clinical and Biological Activity of Soy Protein Powder Supplementation in Healthy Male Volunteers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007 Apr;16(4):829-33.
Hamilton-Reeves JM, Rebello SA, Thomas W et al. Soy Protein Isolate Increases Urinary Estrogens and the Ratio of 2 : 16{alpha}-Hydroxyestrone in Men at High Risk of Prostate Cancer. J. Nutr. 137:2258-2263, October 2007.
Hamilton-Reeves JM, Vazquez G, Duval SJ et al. Clinical studies show no effects of soy protein or isoflavones on reproductive hormones in men: results of a meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2009 Jun 11.
http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/16/4/829
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/137/10/2258
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19524224
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