The idea that eating protein produces “big” muscles is primitive, unsubstantiated and in the realm of pseudoscience. Hopeful you will become Popeye if you exercise, but unless you are deficient in the fundamental amino acids necessary for protein synthesis this will not happen by consuming more protein (see the HealthConnexin Medical News). Real muscle development requires natural exercise and a full complement of natural nutrients. We are not simply a steak such that one can add protein powders or solutions and it gets heavier – this is the equivalent thinking with a clay pot mentality; that if one wants a larger pot simply add more clay. Yes, making it will make for a heavier pot, but will it be fashioned correctly?
Actually, Popeye made sense in that he advocated spinach – a highly alkalinizing food that prevents the breakdown of muscle.
Just remember Popeye was right and for more than one reason.
Darrell L. Tanelian, M.D., Ph.D.
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