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[Thinkbig]

WELL, HERES THE THING.

FOR YOU RAW EGG DRINKERS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU "MIGHT" GET SALMONELLA, YOU WILL GET A NICE BIOTIN DEFICIENCY FROM CONSUMING RAW EGGS.

AVIDIN (A GLYCOPROTEIN) IS FOUND IN THE EGGWHITE OF MAMMALS AND REPTILES.

IT CONTAINS 4 IDENTICAL SUBUNITS AND EACH SUBUNIT CONSISTS OF 128 AMINO ACIDS AND BINDS ONE MOLECULE OF BIOTIN.

AVIDIN HAS A VERY STRONG BINDING AFFITNITY FOR BIOTIN, WITH AN AVERAGE DISSOCIATION CONSTANT OF 10-15 M-1 WHICH IS THE HIGHEST KNOWN AFFINITY FOR ANY PROTEIN AND ITS LIGAND.

AS SUCH IT PREVENTS BIOTIN ABSORPTION IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT COMPLETELY.

[Biotin deficiency and subdeficiency; their relation to testicular histopathology.]
[BMC Evol Biol. 2005] Biotin deficiency blocks thymocyte maturation, accelerates thymus involution.

BTW, YOU DO LIKE YOUR HAIR RIGHT?

BIOTIN PLAYS MANY ROLLS IN THE BODY, ONE OF WHICH IS THE MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHY HAIR.

AVIDIN (THE PROTEIN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BIOTIN ISSUES) IS NEUTRALIZED UNDER PASTEURIZATION (HEAT), AS WELL IS ANY SALMONELLA.

THOUGH, IF YOU GET A GOOD EGG WHITE PRODUCT LIKE LANA'S EGG WHITES, EGG WHITE INTERNATIONAL, OR EGGOLOGY ETC. THEN YOU WILL BE GOOD TO GO ON BOTH THE AVIDIN AND THE SALMONELLA, AS AGAIN, THEY ARE PASTEURIZED..

[ThatBro]

I have been using Egg whites Int for the last few years and love them. You can look them up on myspace too if anyon e is interested. Get the pump too!

[ItalianMuscle]

Big Bump for EggWhites International.. Got hooked up with them at the past Arnold Classic. Great product, and yeah get the pump..