A pervasive myth surrounding protein powders is that they offer no advantage over eating regular food. While that sounds sensible, it's actually quite incorrect peak test extreme  and unrealistic: most people can't spend their entire day cooking and preparing food, so it's nice to have something convenient. An even more compelling reason is that scientific studies validate that protein powders, especially whey proteins, offer some definite advantages over many whole protein sources. One huge advantage whey proteins have is that they are an extremely easy to digest and absorb protein, and unlike many other proteins and protein powders, they are soluble in water. 

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