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Originally Posted by Marcellus
Are you saying that drinking protein shakes doesn't do you any good as a dietary supplement or is that not part of the structure/function purpose you are talking about? I assume you are talking about the new craze of people taking peptides in oral form for things like improving HGH levels etc...?
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Structure/function meaning medicinal benefits, not nutrition. It's why supplements aren't regulated by the FDA. They can't make claims about structure or function. Protein shakes will give you protein. 5-HT is serotonin, but when taken orally, it undergoes confirmational changes as it is metabolized, which alters its affinity for its receptors. When you take it, you're paying a lot of money for very little amino acid.
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