Why Do Bodybuilders Avoid Dairy?

Why do bodybuilders avoid dairy? I would think that its high protein punch would make it popular with body builders.

Dairy isn't nearly as bad as junk food. However, some body builders avoid it because it contains so much fat.

You can get low fat dairy.

Other body builders avoid it because it contains so much sugar. You eat it, it fails to fill you up, and you're hungry and tired in a few hours.

Then why do so many body builders use whey? That's dairy.

To a degree, yes. Milk is 20% whey.

So why not drink the milk instead?

Whey contains all the protein of milk but is more digestible. And you don't have to drink much whey powder in water relative to an equivalent amount of milk.

And I guess whey powder doesn't go bad.

And you don't have to keep several gallons of milk in the fridge to power your workouts.

Everyone needs some sugar to live. There isn't much sugar in milk.

That's true if you're drinking one glass. But body builders need a lot of protein, and five servings of milk starts taking it too far.

Are there any body builders who can't handle dairy?

Sure, anyone with a milk allergy or lactose intolerance.

Those are the same thing.

No, a milk allergy is an allergic reaction while lactose intolerance is a lack of the digestive enzyme to break down milk.

But both groups have to avoid milk.

That's true whether they are body builders or not.

But other body builders could eat cottage cheese and skim milk as part of their diets.

There are jokes about how no one wants to eat cottage cheese as part of their diet. And how a fridge full of cottage cheese means they lose weight because there is nothing they'll eat in the fridge.

It's healthier than packing away a pint of chocolate ice cream.

Which would ruin anyone's diet.

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