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Today, Explained

Whey too much protein

07 Mar 2025

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Added protein really seems to be in all the food lately. Reporter Chris Gayomali says to thank environmental regulations, GLP-1s, and Arnold Schwarzenegger for our modern protein boom. This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Matthew Billy, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Protein bars on display at a CVS pharmacy in Queens, New York. Photo by Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2.0 - 12.512 Chris

We are going to extreme lengths to get more protein these days. The powders, the shakes, the cottage cheese and the oatmeal, the peanut butter and everything, and the chicken smoothie.

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12.892 - 36.046 Chris

I went to the store, got like some chicken breast, boiled it, blended it in a blender. It was like... I added a splash of water and then it smelled like, you know, I was just like, dude, I'm making soup here. This is so weird. So then I added like every berry, every frozen banana, like everything I could basically find in my freezer. And, you know, to make it a little bit more tolerable.

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36.606 - 39.247 Chris

Have you tried the chicken smoothie?

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39.547 - 50.991 Chris

And then my wife tried it, too. And she was like, oh, yeah, you could definitely feel the chicken on that. And so I had this like, you know, venti sized chicken smoothie that I had to drink all myself because I can't waste anything in my house.

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53.354 - 55.979 Chris

Coming up on Today Explained, protein madness.

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