Whey protein, is this true?

[TheSystemHasFailed]

At work today, I purchased a weight gainer, and a friend of mine said "I don't take them, they are all a waste of money".

So I said fair enough, and asked him why he thought this.

His reply was "because your body only absorbs 10% of your liquid intake".

Now I don't know alot about science, but does anybody know this to be the case, and if it applies to whey protein etc?

 

[die faster]

even the food you eat is usually mostly liquid. dont worry about it. if you want a really good weight gainer shake, what i do is blend a cup and a half of oats with a scoop of whey and 2 and a half cups whole milk. over 1000 quality cals, and 60 something grams of protein

 

[Artigo]

At work today, I purchased a weight gainer, and a friend of mine said "I don't take them, they are all a waste of money".

So I said fair enough, and asked him why he thought this.

His reply was "because your body only absorbs 10% of your liquid intake".

Now I don't know alot about science, but does anybody know this to be the case, and if it applies to whey protein etc?

That's bullshit. A liquid diet is superior in some regards as you can eat more and it's more easily digested than solids. I would never recommend a protein shake over a steak, but what he said is simply untrue.

 

[bren565]

ur friends dumb as shit. so your saying by consuming 1 beer u absorb .05 percent of alcohol?

 

[lartinos]

lol, where did he get that from?

 

[grim_reapin]

If this was true, imagine the amount of water one would have to drink on a daily basis. I'm almost done with an anatomy course in college and we just learned about the digestive system and I can tell you, your friend is definitely full of it.

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

lol, where did he get that from?

Tbh I don't know. I think he meant your body only absorbs 10% of what powders/solids it takes in when mixed in water, but still I don't know how he worked that out.

I just smiled and said 'well I like taking them' lol

 

[RADAR]

for some reason i believe his elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor!

 

[EarthRider]

for some reason i believe his elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor!

Yup this, how stupid

 

[StRoNg_WoN]

Sounds like recycled bro-science... Meh.. take it all in stride..