Tarzan
Level 6 Valued Member
I just dug up an old article that I read about ten years ago, it's all about the history of protein supplementation and what a gravy train it has been for those with vested interests.
I believe the same mechanisms are still in place to convince us to eat more protein than we need in the name of greed and profits.
Here's a snippet from the article which was typical of the early protein marketing hype published in physical culture & Iron magazines. The hype is toned down these days but still follows a similar groove.
The case of a young man who had trained a
year with little progress and weighed 169
pounds. His blood pressure was only 100.
His arm measured 141⁄2 inches. He stayed
there just 24 hours under the special diet
treatment of Mr. Johnson and left weighing
181, blood pressure normal and arm meas-
uring 163⁄4 inches.
Link to the full article
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/IGH/IGH0803/IGH0803d.pdf
The Pioneers of Protein
Daniel T. Hall & John D. Fair
Georgia College & State University
I believe the same mechanisms are still in place to convince us to eat more protein than we need in the name of greed and profits.
Here's a snippet from the article which was typical of the early protein marketing hype published in physical culture & Iron magazines. The hype is toned down these days but still follows a similar groove.
The case of a young man who had trained a
year with little progress and weighed 169
pounds. His blood pressure was only 100.
His arm measured 141⁄2 inches. He stayed
there just 24 hours under the special diet
treatment of Mr. Johnson and left weighing
181, blood pressure normal and arm meas-
uring 163⁄4 inches.
Link to the full article
http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/IGH/IGH0803/IGH0803d.pdf
The Pioneers of Protein
Daniel T. Hall & John D. Fair
Georgia College & State University