What Is the Best Low Cholesterol Protein Powder?

Are you looking for the best low cholesterol protein powder? Discover how to safely supplement your protein intake on a low cholesterol diet.

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Low Cholesterol Protein Powder

Why Should I Use Low Cholesterol Protein Powder?  

Cholesterol (a waxy substance made by your liver) is a building block of your cell membranes.

It also helps your body create bile, hormones, and vitamin D.

Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs, which is why it is recommended that you eat as little dietary cholesterol as possible.

High levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease because cholesterol can build up in your blood vessels, so much so that it becomes difficult for blood to flow through your arteries.

These buildups can also break-free and form clots that can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

Fortunately, regular exercise and a healthy diet help reduce the amount of cholesterol in your blood. 

Dietary protein intake also plays a crucial role in supporting heart health. 

Protein intake can contribute to improved lipid profiles, including lower levels of LDL cholesterol (commonly referred to as “bad” cholesterol) and higher levels of HDL cholesterol (known as “good” cholesterol).

Many high protein foods, including dairy, eggs, meat, and poultry, contain lots of dietary cholesterol, however, which can make it hard to both eat enough protein and limit cholesterol intake.

This is where a low cholesterol protein powder can help.

Low cholesterol protein powder can be easily incorporated into smoothies, oatmeal, and other recipes for extra protein without extra cholesterol.

That said, not all low cholesterol protein powders are created equal. 

What Is the Best Low Cholesterol Protein Powder?

Protein powders are made from whey, casein, beef, and whole eggs and should be avoided if you are looking to limit your cholesterol intake. 

Note that although eggs and beef are high in cholesterol, egg whites and bovine collagen, which is made from the connective tissues of cows, are virtually cholesterol-free.

That is why our Collagen Protein Powders and Egg White Protein Powders contain 0 mg of cholesterol per serving.

We also make cholesterol-free Vegan Almond Protein Powders, which might even also help lower your cholesterol levels.

Research shows that eating almonds results in significant reductions in total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglycerides.

You may have noticed that many of our protein powders contain coconut, which is high in saturated fat.

Some saturated fats, namely those found in animal products, can raise LDL or “bad” cholesterol levels in the blood, increasing your risk of heart disease and stroke.

Coconut contains medium chain saturated fats (MCFAs), however, which are different from the long-chain saturated fats (LCSFAs).

That is, studies have shown that MCFAs are metabolized differently from LCSFAs, potentially leading to different health effects

What makes Drink Wholesome the best low cholesterol protein powder, however, has more to do with what is not in it! 

Most protein powders are made with ingredients that can cause painful side effects and long term health problems.

Among these ingredients are food additives and protein concentrates and isolates.

Avoid food additives

First of all, regularly eating emulsifiers, thickeners, and other additives can not only upset your stomach, but also alter the composition of your gut microbiome.

This can lead to gut dysbiosis, or an imbalance in gut bacteria, which contributes to a wide range of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease.

Your gut microbiome affects various physiological processes, including immune function, metabolism, and inflammation, so when the bacteria therein is disrupted, it can have a huge impact on your overall health.

Here is a list of the most common food additives in protein supplements:

• acacia fiber
• acacia gum
• acesulfame potassium
• artificial flavors
• ascorbic acid
• aspartame
• calcium carbonate
• carrageenan
• cellulose gum
• dextrin
• dicalcium phosphate
• dipotassium phosphate
• erythritol
• gellan gum
• guar gum
• gum arabic
• inulin
• locust bean gum
• maltitol
• maltodextrin
• mono- and diglycerides
• ‘natural’ flavors
• rice bran extract
• rice dextrin
• rice hulls
• rosemary extract
• silica
• silicon dioxide
• sodium alginate
• soluble corn fiber
• sorbitol
• soy lecithin
• sucralose
• sunflower lecithin
• tocopherols
• tricalcium phosphate
• xanthan gum
• xylitol
• zinc oxide

Basically, if you could not find an ingredient in nature or make it at home, it should not be in your protein powder. 

Avoid Protein Concentrates and Isolates

The protein source itself (not the type of protein, but the form) might be a factor worth considering too.

Most protein supplements are made from protein concentrates and isolates, which have been mechanically and/or chemically stripped of everything but the protein.

This includes the enzymes, fiber, and other natural digestive aids that help your gut break them down.

You therefore do not digest them in the same way that it does whole foods, which can affect everything from satiety to gut health.

In fact, studies show that regularly eating protein concentrates and isolates can disrupt your gut microbiome and cause the formation of toxic byproducts in your gut.

So, pending further research, it is recommended that you stick to protein powders made from whole food protein sources.

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Drink Wholesome Is the Best Low Cholesterol Protein Powder

Finding a protein powder free from food additives, dairy-based proteins, and protein concentrates and isolates is hard.

In fact, 99% of protein supplements contain one or more of these problematic ingredients, which is why we created Drink Wholesome.

We make the best low cholesterol protein powder because we use a short list of simple ingredients.

Our Ingredients

egg whites

coconut

vanilla

monk fruit

NOT Our Ingredients

• acacia gum

• acesulfame potassium

• artificial flavors

• carrageenan

• erythritol

• guar gum

• inulin

• maltodextrin

• 'natural' flavors

• silica

• soy lecithin

• sucralose

• xanthan gum

• xylitol

Note that instead of using protein concentrates or isolates, we use whole food protein sources like egg whites and almonds, which are easier to digest and absorb.

It follows that our customers experience fewer digestive issues with our Protein Powder than with any other type of protein supplement.

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