Use of Protein Shakes When Losing Weight

[overweight.com]

Thanks Bullit. Those are great results. Karma for you dude!

 

[skinnyfat]

Anyone know why it is better to eat real food rather than protein shakes? Do you lose weight faster that way?

 

[Stryc-9]

...not sure if you necessarily lose weight faster....but there are benefits from the physiological mechanics of digesting whole food protein sources that you just don't get with shakes....

...in a simplistic sense, the biological structure of whole food is so complex that you get things from, say a chicken breast, that you won't get from a scoop of whey....

ahh I guess this doesn't explain it very well - but that's how I understand it....

 

[skinnyfat]

Oh well, you get your Karma anyway. Everyone says how important whole food is, but I would love to hear exactly why--what are those biological benefits? What if you ate a diet of a lot of shakes, but also a lot of vegetables?