Whey protein and cancer

[Lifterforlife]

Something some folks may want to know, another good reason to use whey, it is high in the amino acid cysteine. This is a potent precursor of glutathione, which is a potent cancer inhibitor/blocker. Not a bad deal.

 

[Indy]

Something some folks may want to know, another good reason to use whey, it is high in the amino acid cysteine. This is a potent precursor of glutathione, which is a potent cancer inhibitor/blocker. Not a bad deal.

K to you bro, good info

 

[nycgirl]

Good post. Is there more info on this?

 

[javaguru]

It's a bit of a leap of faith;You can't smoke a pack a day and expect to live longer since you guzzle a whey shake a day.

 

[Lifterforlife]

Good post. Is there more info on this?

As far as JG's comment, though it is a bit over the top, does make a valid point. But I am sure that most rational folks do not think this way.

It is not that whey protein will cure cancer or anything, just the point of a result of what one would call unintended consequences. I am quite sure that is not why whey protein happened to be marketed, just a positive effect from it.

These are quite a few studies with some pretty hard evidence to dispute.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=1782728&dopt=Abstract
Bounous G, Gold P Department of Surgery, Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Quebec. "The presence in the serum albumin fraction of glutamylcysteine groups (rare in food protein) and the specific intramolecular bond as related to the undenatured conformation of the molecule are considered to be key factors in the glutathione-promoting activity of the protein mixture."


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=2692897&dopt=Abstract Bounous G, Gervais F, Amer V, Batist G, Gold P Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Quebec. "Hence a whey protein diet appears to enhance the liver and heart glutathione concentration in aging mice and to increase longevity over a 6.3 month observation period. "


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=3168349&dopt=Abstract Bounous G, Kongshavn PA, Gold P Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Quebec, Canada."Mixing lactalbumin with either casein or soy protein in a 20 g protein/100 g diet formula significantly enhanced the immune response in comparison to that of mice fed diets containing 20% soy protein or casein."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...trieve&list_uids=2743633&dopt=AbstractBounous G, Batist G, Gold P Montreal General Hospital, Quebec. "This is further evidence of the important role of glutathione in the immunoenhancing effect of dietary whey protein."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...etrieve&list_uids=10517767&dopt=AbstractLands LC, Grey VL, Smountas AA Division of Respiratory Medicine, McGill University Health Centre-Montreal Children's Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. "This is the first study to demonstrate that prolonged supplementation with a product designed to augment antioxidant defenses resulted in improved volitional performance. "

 

[natty]

I hope it helps cancer runs all through my family.