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The amino acids present in whey protein have also been found to stimulate the production of hormones that regulate blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n<p>Optimising Milk and Whey Protein Intake<br \/>\n\u2022 Try incorporating milk or whey protein into your breakfast to promote satiety and reduce daily snacking.<br \/>\n\u2022 Consider consuming a protein shake with milk and whey protein as a post-workout recovery option to promote muscle growth and regulate glucose levels.<br \/>\n\u2022 You may want to choose low-fat or fat-free milk to reduce calorie intake and promote weight loss.<br \/>\n\u2022 Try to avoid adding excess sugar or sweeteners to your milk or whey protein shakes to prevent spikes in blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n<p>It is proven that milk and whey protein can improve glucose metabolism by promoting insulin sensitivity and reducing liver glucose production. To optimise their benefits, incorporate them into breakfast or post-workout recovery, choose low-fat options, and avoid added sugars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nutrition"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Whey-ing In&#039;: How Milk and Whey Protein Promote Healthy Glucose Levels - Ultrahuman<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whey-ing In&#039;: How Milk and Whey Protein Promote Healthy Glucose Levels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ultrahuman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ultrahumanhq\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Team Ultrahuman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@UltrahumanHQ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@UltrahumanHQ\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Team Ultrahuman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Team Ultrahuman\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/47e73966094408ddf4ebb9febb348e27\"},\"headline\":\"Whey-ing In&#8217;: How Milk and Whey Protein Promote Healthy Glucose Levels\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-01T05:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/\"},\"wordCount\":197,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Nutrition\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.ultrahuman.com\/blog\/whey-ing-in-how-milk-and-whey-protein-promote-healthy-glucose-levels\/\",\"name\":\"Whey-ing In': How Milk and Whey Protein Promote Healthy Glucose Levels - 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