I am 17 and was diagnosed with high blood pressure at my physical a few weeks ago. Since then, I have been monitoring my BP at home. Typically it had been around 140/70 but recently it has dropped to 106/51 (the lowest one I have recorded) I stopped taking whey protein and my dad insists that this was the cause. I was taking about 5 shakes a week for 2 years and used Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Protein.
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Bro, the whey protein might actually not be the problem. It could be all the chemical flavorings and ingredients they put in the whey. Baby food has whey protein. Virtually all dairy products have some amount of whey protein. The protein in milk is 20% whey, so whey in its concentrated form should be perfectly fine at any age as long as you are not lactose intolerant. Next time you are at the store look at the label on some baby formula. Even that has whey protein in it. Start reading labels and you will see many foods that contain whey, and are safe at any age.
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Whey protein shouldn’t be doing that. See a doctor about the sudden bp change. Try to find some natural whey protein maybe to let you dad know it’s okay. There is just so much whey and dairy products out there, it shouldn’t be affecting you now.
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Look on your ingredients list, I use the same protein if it has Whey Peptides it is actually known to lower blood pressure and help.