Dietary Supplements: Why These Protein Powders Won’t Pump You Up

The only things sure to increase in mass after a workout and a protein shake are dietary supplement makers’ wallets. The $7 billion dollar dietary supplement industry is making tons of money off of workout supplements that may not even be delivering the nutrients they promise.

One of the products under close scrutiny is protein supplements, the most abundant supplement in the fitness community. Protein supplements come in bars or other forms, but the most common is a powder form that is used as an ingredient in a shake or smoothie. Protein supplementation in the fitness industry is supposed to provide post-workout supplementation in order to assist in the recovery of muscles. Others might use protein as a meal replacement to ensure their protein intake is sufficient.

Fitness enthusiasts have called these dietary supplements into question, and it turns out for some brands, what you see is not what you get. In the past year, more light has been shed on shady practices by this industry, and lawsuits are being filed against dietary supplement manufacturers.

Protein Powders Not Measuring Up to Their Labels

Third party labs were contacted to test protein supplements as part of ongoing class action lawsuit investigations. The results of the testing showed the following brands did not have products that matched up to their labeling:

• Core Formulations Core 8 & IsoCore
• Rogue Nutrition Rogue Whey
• BioHealth Nutrition Precision Blend & Precision Iso

Besides not having the protein content accurately reported on labels, these protein supplements also contained amino acids and other proteins that were claimed to be protein on the labels. While amino acids are the building blocks of protein, they are not considered actual protein sources. Supplement manufacturers call using amino acids and calling them protein “amino spiking” or “protein spiking.”

Here’s what the FDA says about this practice: “FDA requires that dietary supplements be labeled in a manner that is truthful and not misleading. With regard to the labeling of protein content, FDA’s expectation for proper nutrition labeling is that firms will evaluate the protein content from actual protein sources—not other nitrogen-containing ingredients such as individual amino acids—and label the products consistent with the results of such evaluations.”

Dietary Supplement Lawsuit Information

If you have taken dietary supplements such as protein powders that are mentioned in this article or other brands that have not included the protein that was listed on the label, you may be entitled to legal compensation. Our lawyers can review your case and guide you in the right direction during a free consultation.

Join a Protein Powder False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you purchased any of the following protein powders, you may qualify to file a protein powder lawsuit or protein spiking class action lawsuit.

• Core Formulations Core 8 & IsoCore
• Rogue Nutrition Rogue Whey
• BioHealth Nutrition Precision Blend & Precision Iso

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