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Bad Long-Term Effects of Protein Shakes

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Kimberly Schaub

You might think you need to consume extra protein when you are building muscle, but the typical American diet provides more than enough protein for your needs. Protein shakes that promise high intakes of protein may cause some effects you do not need.

Kimberly Schaub is a nutritionist, writer and cook whose passions have led from serving in the United States Air Force (2005-2006) to R&D for Day by Day Gourmet (2009) and into professional writing for publications since 2006. She has been published in Pepperdine's "Graphic," "That's Natural in Pueblo" and "Pike Place Market News." Schaub earned her Bachelor of Science in nutrition at Pepperdine.