Sun, Sep-17-23, 10:51
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Posts: 189
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Plan: None, limit carbs, Omega6
Stats: 161/140/140
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Loughborough, UK
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Originally Posted by dan_rose
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I don't know how to take Marty's cassein comment: 'Are peptides good or bad?'
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I asked him on the webpage in the OP and he replied:
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Originally Posted by Marty
So peptides are proteins. Peptides can initiate things like immune activity, body repair, etc… think BPC 157, thymosin alpha… if you’re familiar. They’re signaling molecules. It’s part of why something like colostrum is so beneficial for immune health; it has a rich peptide profile. See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8653944/. The section on peptides towards the bottom near conclusions explains them a bit more |
The paper says 40g of casein is required to trigger the mTor response but only 25g of whey protein. I therefore intend to get whey for the morning and have casein at some other part of the day for its particular benefits. |