{"id":4578,"date":"2001-06-30T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2001-06-30T12:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moomango.co.uk\/htb\/?p=4578"},"modified":"2014-06-12T13:36:37","modified_gmt":"2014-06-12T13:36:37","slug":"whey-proteins-help-replenish-glutathione-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/4578","title":{"rendered":"Whey proteins help replenish glutathione levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The immune system needs a large amount of high-quality protein every day to perform repairs and make new T-cells, hormones and antioxidant enzymes. These enzymes help to protect cells from the damaging effects of highly active molecules called &#8220;free-radicals.&#8221; Research suggests that HIV infection increases the demand for antioxidants, a demand that the body is unable to meet on its own.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To increase the body&#8217;s ability to make antioxidants, researchers have been conducting studies on people with HIV, giving them supplements of high-quality protein called &#8220;whey protein.&#8221; Made from cows milk, whey protein is a combination of proteins that are easy to digest.<\/p>\n<p>For their two-week study, German researchers enrolled 30 HIV positive subjects (5 female, 25 male) who had an average of 221 CD4+ cells. Subjects took 15 grams of whey protein powder three times daily, for a total of 45 grams per day. They mixed the powder in milk, yoghurt or buttermilk. Researchers gave subjects one of two brands of whey protein:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Immunocal (made by Immunotech in Vandreuil, Quebec, Canada)<\/li>\n<li>Protectamin (made by Fresenius Kabi in Bad Hamburg, Germany)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the results of both treatments were analysed together, researchers found that on average, levels of the body&#8217;s major antioxidant, GSH (glutathione), increased by about 32% after two weeks in all subjects. The study was not designed to find out if one brand of whey protein was better than the other. Long-term studies are needed to confirm and extend these findings.<\/p>\n<p>Notes on brand names Given the many brands of protein powder available, choosing one is not easy. We encourage interested readers to develop a relationship with knowledgeable staff at your local health food store. These people can answer your questions about different brands and prices of whey protein supplements.<\/p>\n<p>Ref: European Journal of Clinical Investigation 2001;31(2):171-178<\/p>\n<p>Source: CATIE-News Permission to Reproduce: This document is copyrighted by the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE). All CATIE materials may be reprinted and\/or distributed without prior permission. However, reprints may not be edited and must include the following text: &#8220;From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE). For more information visit CATIE&#8217;s Information Network at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catie.ca\">http:\/\/www.catie.ca<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The immune system needs a large amount of high-quality protein every day to perform repairs and make new T-cells, hormones and antioxidant enzymes. These enzymes help to protect cells from the damaging effects of highly active molecules called &#8220;free-radicals.&#8221; Research &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4578\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/htb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}