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Post #4 by Captain Obvious
Source ForumMacNN
CategoryHardware
Post DateSat, 3 Jan 2004 - 22:03
Original URLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20050515015540/https://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=195351
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What is the purpose of you taking it?
In terms of protein my understanding is that the body can only process a certain about of protein in a certain amount of time. I used to purposely break up my doses to allow my body to take it in over the course of a day instead of loading it all in one meal or dose. If this has the high content that it claims I assume there will be a threshold of usefulness it will have over other sources. And I was taking it as a means to increase the recuperation time and build muscle mass faster. So if you are not in need of extra protein I would wonder why you'd want to take it... Don't say Atkins.

Many of the "B" vitamins it says it has can be supplemented with a one-a-day and a good diet. Not necessarily a health freak's diet but a balanced one. So if you don't eat well or have some kind of vegan diet I don't know how much you will benefit.

The amino acids part I would say may be hit or miss. Most people do not need to be taking doses of them. Unless you are a very active person, doing more than a normal person's daily exercise regimen, then I wouldn't recommend taking amino acids.

But I have never taken this stuff. I just looked over the claims it made and I think you'd have to assess how your lifestyle would really benefit from them "if" they worked.
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