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I know this is a serious issue but the first thing went through my mind was "so that's why gymbros are kinda dull" :bear:

Is there some reason my LG7 isn't here? Has she died or something?
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My generic brand is not on the list, wonder if I can find out if it has been tested...

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gagafan1394

not my unopened jar of protein powder staring at me as I read this article :selena:

this + microplastics, I can't wait to d!e from cancer bc i live in Amerikkka :deadbanana:

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Helxig
17 hours ago, alsemanche said:

literally this wtf do we do now 

Just shovel beans down our throats all day long :bear:

I did see upon further inspection of the article that there are some brands that passed and have safe amounts. I can get Optimum Nutrition in my country so I might start using that brand

This is something that they should start surveying for quality control now that it's know. Absolutely insane that this can happen in 2025.  I used to drink a lot of Huel because it is very nutritionally complete but it's got some of the highest levels of LEAD?? :cryga:  I'm so sick of trying to be healthy just to find out ****ing everything is poisonous and bad for you. I hate weight training but enjoy running so maybe I'll get a treadmill- no.. running is bad for your knees and ankles. Like come ON

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Sugar Baby

I stopped taking that **** like 6 months ago since something weird was happen it in my liver 

once I stopped everything was back to normal 

now I simply get my protein from food 

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Plastic Flower

Damn :air: 

My diet has always been high in protein but I know some people struggle with this. I hope something’s done about it because this happening in 2025 is insane.

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50 Ft Queenie
18 hours ago, hELXIG said:

Me over here a vegetarian of 15 years recently deciding to have a protein shake every day just to make sure I'm getting my protein intake. I'm going to ****ing kill myself dude WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT IN 2025 ****

Long time Caracas free person over here too. I’m shocked at garden of life wtf. That brand is really wonderful I learnt a lot about it working with reps and for a vitamin company. I wonder if it’s that particular GOL protein shake or the whole brand? 

re protein being veg/ vegan. You can actually have too much too easy  and also the same with Iron. I was consuming too much dark greens and my level of iron was too high :/ But OnLY MEat eATers GEt IrON (my mothers side all eat meat and have had anemia, my mom has had hemoglobin issues since 16 :( )

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50 Ft Queenie
12 minutes ago, Sugar Baby said:

I stopped taking that **** like 6 months ago since something weird was happen it in my liver 

once I stopped everything was back to normal 

now I simply get my protein from food 

Yikes! I’m so sorry. May I ask what brand it is? Glad you are okay: it’s like a drug I can’t stop my morning smoothie 

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PartySick
1 hour ago, hELXIG said:

Just shovel beans down our throats all day long :bear:

And why shouldn't you, beans are great :whitney: 

Whimsical bitch
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MonsterPaws

Oh thankfully the brands I buy are on the safe list. But given how limited it is, I wonder how other flavors/products fare in these tests.

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Sugar Baby
8 hours ago, 50 Ft Queenie said:

Yikes! I’m so sorry. May I ask what brand it is? Glad you are okay: it’s like a drug I can’t stop my morning smoothie 

It was Golden Whey Sis 

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zevthepaparazzo

wasn't the metric in the study California prop 65

so the limit for lead in the powder is 1000 times lower than the minimum to cause harm

so the "EXTREME LIFE THREATENING" amount of lead in there is just over those 1000 TIMES

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/nx-s1-5576294/protein-powder-lead-consumer-reports

also apparently prop 65 is notoriously weird

actually no not just a theory this is the case

the media loves to shock you with an urgent headline

more panic more consumption

in conlusion: gleep glorp don't trust the news, its basically just the daily punctilio but irl

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Helxig
On 10/17/2025 at 7:49 PM, PartySick said:

And why shouldn't you, beans are great :whitney: 

I can't eat the same thing every day or it will being to REVOLT me! I still haven't found my way back to risotto and I used to love risotto

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Argentum

Sorry to bring this back up again but for the people that had this in their mind, just leaving these two vids here

TLDR: we probably good (something else is gonna kill us first 🤍 jk) 

 

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