Favorite whey protein without aspartame/any other fake sweeteners?

Chudmuffin

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Title pretty much sums up my question. I've been using ON for a while now but I've been reading a lot of bad things about aspartame and I noticed ON contains aspartame. If you guys could just give me some recommendations for a more natural whey that would be awesome.
 
Dymatize elite is my favorite... I just looked at the label and it doesn't look like it contains aspartame.

I'm with you on this though... I just read about a link between aspartame and leukemia a couple days ago

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ON has a whey protein called “Naturally Flavored Gold Standard 100% Whey” that is free of artificial flavors and sweeteners
 
Chudmuffin said:
Have you tried it? Just wondering how the taste compares.
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It doesn’t taste as good as the ON Whey Protein with artificial sweeteners, which I suppose is to be expected; however, it still tastes pretty good. Mixing it with milk drastically improves the flavor and helps to thicken your protein shake.
 
adamsmatt08 said:
It doesn’t taste as good as the ON Whey Protein with artificial sweeteners, which I suppose is to be expected; however, it still tastes pretty good. Mixing it with milk drastically improves the flavor and helps to thicken your protein shake.
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I'm honestly not too worried about the flavor if it means I'm not getting cancer lol. With that being said I would still like to try to find the best tasting natural whey
 
I hve been buying Muscle Feast protein for a couple years now for the exact reason you mention, no artificial sweeteners. I typically buy their 100% Whey and the chocolate taste pretty good. The Vanilla is just ok. The Premium Blend and WPI does not have quite as rich of a chocolate flavor as the 100% Whey.
 
Like said about i would go with the ON natural powder. That would probably be your best option, especially if you like ON Gold Standard whey already.
 
Chudmuffin said:
Title pretty much sums up my question. I've been using ON for a while now but I've been reading a lot of bad things about aspartame and I noticed ON contains aspartame. If you guys could just give me some recommendations for a more natural whey that would be awesome.
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Aspartame is highly studied. You are worrying about nothing. If your "sources" are blogs and articles written by the likes of Food Hag, Merkola, and Dr. Oz... you're doing it wrong.
 
Rhadam said:
Aspartame is highly studied. You are worrying about nothing. If your "sources" are blogs and articles written by the likes of Food Hag, Merkola, and Dr. Oz... you're doing it wrong.
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Aspartame can increase chances of dementia as well as has ties to increase in cancer risks. Think about what it is.
 
mmorso said:
Dymatize elite is my favorite... I just looked at the label and it doesn't look like it contains aspartame.

I'm with you on this though... I just read about a link between aspartame and leukemia a couple days ago

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What I hate about sites like these is that they seem to draw their own conclusions based on the research they cite.

The first study was over 22y, which you may think increases reliability, but it decreases it's reliability in identifying causal factors. Longitudinal studies and used as a basis for future research because of the lack of control between groups. what they have done is established that in groups that incidentally consumed more aspartame, had also increased incidence of certain cancers. But what if they were looking at meat intake? Total veggie intake? Water intake? Etc. Studies like these taken to heart is what caused, and still causes cholesterol to be demonized. Why? Because it ignores the larger picture. Issues like:

Those who drink more diet soda tend to be less healthy overall. They tend to exercise less and consume more food.

They tend to have poorer dietary habits. How many people who consume truckloads of veggies, and have balanced diets also consume more than one can of diet soda per day in comparison to those who eat fast food more frequently?

Etc etc.

In studies like these, you HAVE to be careful of the data you extrapolate, and you absolutely cannot state proof of something from one
 
jakobi55 said:
Aspartame can increase chances of dementia as well as has ties to increase in cancer risks. Think about what it is.
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A lot of things have ties to those if you look hard enough. That doesn't make them true.

Of course it is cool if you wish to avoid things for whatever reason you like, but just be mindful of the info you spread that is inherently false.
 
Rhadam said:
Living in California increases my risk of disease. What's your point?

I'm guessing you have no clue how to interpret studies.
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That doesn't change the fact that aspartame still increases the risk. Go ahead keep using aspartame products.
 
jakobi55 said:
That doesn't change the fact that aspartame still increases the risk. Go ahead keep using aspartame products.
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Best of luck finding solid data to back up your claims. Again, you obviously have no scientific background and are clueless as to how to read scientific journals.
 
Chudmuffin said:
Title pretty much sums up my question. I've been using ON for a while now but I've been reading a lot of bad things about aspartame and I noticed ON contains aspartame. If you guys could just give me some recommendations for a more natural whey that would be awesome.
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Check out Nutra-Bio. Pretty Solid Whey ISO
 
RD (similar to TN) has naturally flavored, sweetened with Stevia options. 4 total ingredients. Can't be more specific due to board rules.
 
OP, ever considered buying unflavoured?
 
Chudmuffin said:
I've thought about it but I'm sure there are plenty of decent tasting natural proteins out there. That would be last resort
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Ah yeah that's true. I buy unflavoured and add my own flavouring, so if you can't find anything you could give that a try
 
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