Whey is made up of many smaller
protein subfractions such as beta - lactoglobulin, alpha - lactalbumin, and immunoglobulins (IgGs).
«The sum of the evidence against saturated fat over the past half - century amounts to this: the early trials condemning saturated fat were unsound; the epidemiological data showed no negative association; saturated fat's effect on LDL - cholesterol (when properly measured
in subfractions) is neutral; and a significant body of clinical trials over the past decade has demonstrated the absence of any negative effect of saturated fat on heart disease, obesity, or diabetes.
This concentrate consists of about 80 percent protein — including several highly beneficial
subfractions such as lactoferrin, immunoglobulins, beta - lactoglobulin, alpha - lactalbumin, glycomacropeptides, and serum albumin — as well as some fat and sugars.
The benefit of an ion exchange isolate is that it gives you the very highest protein content per gram, but the higher protein content comes at cost: a loss of many of the
milk subfractions unique to whey.
It allows for the production of very high protein ratios (over 90 percent), the retention of important
milk subfractions, and extremely low fat and lactose contents.
We'll further discuss the benefits of
these subfractions, but suffice is to say that they are very beneficial and only found in whey proteins that have been delicately processed.
ApoC - III accumulation in all mouse strains lacking hepatic HSPGs also suggests that shunting
a subfraction of particles to these receptors may have a functional role.
Each of
these subfractions has its own unique biological properties.
Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts reduces waist circumference and shifts lipoprotein
subfractions to a less atherogenic pattern in subjects at high cardiovascular risk.
A randomized study comparing the effects of a low - carbohydrate diet and a conventional diet on lipoprotein
subfractions and C - reactive protein levels in patients with severe obesity.