So no, your protein shakes are not giving you lead poisoning. And if you want to have them, that’s probably fine. Whether you ...

There might be whey more in your protein shake than you bargained for. A new Consumer Reports investigation found that many popular protein supplements are contaminated with “troubling levels of toxic ...

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with investigative reporter Paris Martineau about a new Consumer Reports analysis that shows protein powders can contain toxic heavy metals, especially lead. Americans are ...

Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR’s tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more ...

New research suggests that vegans may be more likely to suffer from nutritional deficiencies than their meat-eating counterparts. Worse still, scientists found that even vegans who hit their daily ...

Hockey player unaware of rare enzyme deficiency; ammonia built up in brain. Oct. 7, 2010— -- Like many serious athletes his age, 20-year-old Ben Pearson wanted to increase his protein intake to ...