Do you want to lose weight? Add whey to your diet ! This is what personal trainer Harley Pasternak has always said , who has made stars of the caliber of Halle Berry or Lady Gaga lose weight. You may be wondering what whey proteins are, because they are proteins. Well, whey are protein powders, extracted from whey , which were all the rage throughout the 2000s but still have many admirers: they are therefore proteins that can be added to liquids or semi-liquids to make protein shakes and baby food. , or even a cake or cookies to increase the daily protein profile.Whey are considered the most easily assimilated protein powders, that is, available, in the sense that our body metabolizes them easily . Ideal for those who want to lose weight by associating diet with physical activity, according to this study they promote weight loss if we consume them in a diet and exercise regime.
However, there are some obscure points of whey that you absolutely must know:

– if you want to buy whey, avoid those flavored with strawberries, vanilla and chocolate: artificial flavors and artificial sweeteners poison our body, making the practice of supplementing with proteins the our diet is much less healthy. Neutral whey is better.
– whey proteins, such as milk, dairy products and cheeses,they increase insulin while having no glycemic index : one thing you absolutely must consider if you consume whey. Therefore, they should not be associated with cereals, rice, oats or other important carbohydrate sources, nor with milk or dairy products. Making a smoothie with milk and whey means giving proteins, but also triggering the insulin response. How to remedy? By combining with whey neutral proteins that reduce insulin, stimulating the antagonist glucagon: eggs, for example, or rice proteins, or vegetables. So yes to whey dissolved in water, sugar-free soy milk or juice and drunk in conjunction with the consumption of fish or eggs. Either a pudding or other preparations made with egg, soy or oat milk and whey.
– associating carbohydrates with whey does not make the latter more assimilable, while it is advisable to combine it with fats, for example sugar-free peanut or almond butter, dried fruit such as walnuts or hazelnuts.
In summary: yes to neutral whey (without exaggeration) and yes to their slimming effect if we also do gymnastics . Yes, blend with soy or oat milk or rice, or added to vegetable juices, not with milk and dairy products, not with sweet fruit or in combination with other carbohydrates because whey increases the insulin response. Yes in association with good fats: smoothie whey avocado and coconut milk, for example, or whey, oat milk, almonds and cocoa.