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The Internet’s Freaking Out About Lead in Protein Powder 🧐
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Just a heads-up: the lifting internet is losing its mind over lead in protein powders this week, and you're bound to stumble across it. This comes on the back of a new report from watchdog group Consumer Reports. They found that many popular protein powders contain "unsafe" levels of lead, with over two-thirds of the 23 products tested exceeding the daily "safe" limit for a single serving. Scary stuff, right? Well… not so fast. Here’s Dr. Idz, the TikTok nutritional nonsense assassin, in his quick debunk video: "According to Consumer Reports, NOTHING is safe to eat because practically every meal you consume, even those comprising WHOLE FOODS like meat, fish, eggs, veggies, and fruit, ALL exceed the California Prop65 law lead level of 0.5mcg / day❗️💀
The highest tested sample only had 7mcg in 6 scoops❗️You’d need at least 44mcg of lead a day to maybe start to see damage to your kidneys long term❗️Why is this even being circulated? These people have a crazy history of fearmongering anything and everything❗️"
And to those arguing: "Prop 65 is definitely cautious, but dismissing bioaccumulation like it’s irrelevant is sloppy. Nobody’s saying whole foods are toxic, just that powders shouldn’t add to the load." His response was as follows: It’s not just "cautious"... the EFSA, WHO, and FDA, every regulatory agency around the world, are "cautious" — as they already add a safety factor of >100x to their recommendations. Prop 65 is outright ludicrous and unscientific. There is no science AT ALL to substantiate setting a threshold like that. No evidence of harm, short or long term, at those levels. According to Prop 65, eating meat, veggies, and fruit every meal would cause you to have toxic lead poisoning.🤦🏽♂️ It’s worth noting: Prop 65 is a "right-to-know" / warning law — not a food safety standard. It governs labeling, not whether a product is considered safe under FDA or international food safety guidelines. So, Do I still hate supplement companies and their bullshit? Do I think it’s smart to look up the safety testing for any product you regularly consume, if it’s available? Will I be throwing away my protein shakes? If you want to dig deeper on why we continue getting headlines like this, here’s a podcast episode I did with Dr. Idz covering: Have a fantastic weekend! |
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