Think Muscle Newsletter #5

August 21, 2000

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Going on a Diet? The Protein Supplement You Choose Might Make a Big Difference by Bryan Haycock, MS

Everybody knows that when you go on a diet, consuming a bit more protein will help you hold on to hard earned muscle. The reason for this is that, skeletal muscle is your body’s main "store" of protein and when food is scarce the body uses this protein for glucose (sugar) production. You can blame your brain for this. You see, your brain and central nervous system rely almost entirely on glucose for energy, fat is out of the question. In order not to slip into a hypoglycemic stupor, or even worse, a coma, the body has set up a system that goes around breaking down muscle tissue in order to feed its glucose manufacturing centers in the liver. A necessary evil I guess. So does the type of protein you eat make any difference in how much muscle you save during a diet? Apparently it does.

Meal Replacement Powders (MRP's) Revealed by Rehan Jalali

Don't worry, this is not one of those articles that tells you what's wrong with meal replacement powders on the market and then tries to sell you one because it has "better" ingredients than the others. This article is about MRP ingredients and what the benefits are of using them.