Impact Diet Whey

Impact Diet Whey Review

Impact Diet Whey is a Whey Protein supplement, designed to help consumers achieve a calorie deficit whilst still being able to supplement high quality protein. The product is marketed as a diet form of their Impact Whey supplement, but a comparison of the two product shows that Impact Diet Whey actually has more calories and protein per serving, as the servings are much larger (two scoops instead of one). Impact Diet Whey contains 219 calories per serving, whilst Impact Whey contains only 109 calories per serving.

Impact Diet Whey has additional ingredients that could potentially aid weight loss, including green tea extract. The supplement could also be considered a weight loss supplement if used as a high protein meal replacement shake, rather than being taken in addition to a meal.

The powder comes in several flavours, including double chocolate, banana, chocolate mint, cookies and cream, latte, strawberry shortcake, and vanilla cookie.

Impact Diet Whey is manufactured by MyProtein, a sports nutrition company. They can be contacted either through the chat function on their website, or using the contact details found on their official website.

What Does Impact Diet Whey Claim To Do?

The manufacturers have provided the following description of Impact Diet Whey and its supposed benefits.

• Each serving (2 large scoops) provides you with 35g of high-quality protein. All of your organs and muscles are essentially built from proteins. These are the body’s building blocks, which contribute to the growth, maintenance and repair of lean muscle mass.
• Beta-Glucans (derived from the added oats) will contribute to the maintenance of normal blood cholesterol levels.
• Available in 6 delicious flavours that can be mixed with Greek yoghurts, smoothies, pancakes and even desserts.

Whether you’re striving to attain your ideal body shape, trying to shed a jean size or simply following a new lifestyle regime to boost your health, Myprotein’s Impact Diet Whey is a perfect choice of supplement that should be combined with a structured training program.

Does Impact Diet Whey Work?

When trying to establish whether a product will actually work, we look at the ingredients used, the quantities that they are used in, and also turn to customer reviews, to see how the product works in practice.

The majority of the customer reviews we looked at mentioned issues with the mixability and texture of the shake, most likely due to the oats used in the powder formula. Although this is a common complaint, most people found the product to be good, provided they could tolerate the problems with the texture, or found a way to deal with it. Solutions include mixing it in a blender, or making a less watery mixture and frying it in a pan to make protein pancakes.

Customers who have used Impact Diet Whey as a meal replacement shake have lost significant amounts of weight, and side effects appear to be uncommon. Other reviewers, who are using this supplement alongside meals, not to replace them, whilst undertaking strength and muscle building exercises, have reported increases in strength and muscle mass, as expected.

The ingredients are a mixture of fairly standard ingredients that can be found in many protein shakes, and weight loss ingredients that are more often found in diet pills that protein shakes.

Green tea contains a range of polyphenols, including one sub-group called catechins, which studies have focused upon. One study found that participants who drank beverages high in catechins extracted from green tea (690 mg/d) lost significantly more weight and body fat than those who drank beverages low in catechins (22 mg/d).

Green tea also contains naturally occurring caffeine, which will increase energy levels and potentially cause a slight increase to the body’s metabolic rate for a few hours after consumption.

If used as a meal replacement product, consumers could lose weight using Impact Diet Whey. We do not believe that the added ‘diet’ ingredients will make a significant impact to weight loss on their own, especially as each serving contains over 200 calories, nearly double the amount of calories found in a serving of Impact Whey.

What Are The Ingredients of Impact Diet Whey?

The ingredients used in Impact Diet Whey are detailed below. The manufacturers note that the ingredient quantities are for banana flavour, and the amounts found in the other five flavours may vary by as much as 10%. According to the official website, each serving of two scoops provides 35 grams of protein and 219 calories.

Banana Flavour:
Protein Blend (71%)

• Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk): This is the cheapest and most common form of whey protein and is a by-product of milk production. When it undergoes further processing it is known as Whey Protein Isolate or Whey Protein Hydrolysate, which many people consider better quality. Whey seems to help recovery after sports and endurance training so is often used by athletes. Whey protein contains BCCA amino acids and may causes feelings of satiety. It appears to decrease the release hormones such as ghrelin, which signal hunger. Whey protein is high in fat and cholesterol.
  Source: http://aminoacidstudies.org/l-methionine/

Milk Protein Concentrate
Ground Oats:

• Whole Psyllium Husks: Used to treat constipation.
  Source: http://www.webmd.com/psyllium-husk-fibre-oral/details

Flaxseed Powder

• L Glutamine 1 gram: An essential amino acid, which is a building block of protein. It is used by the body in the creation of muscle.
  Source: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/glutamine
• Acetyl L Carnitine 300 mg: There is some evidence that supplementation of acetyl-l-carnitine can reduce body fat, although the strongest results were seen in the elderly. The ingredient also boosts energy levels, and is used to treat fatigue.
  Source: http://examine.com/supplements/L-Carnitine/
• Green Tea Extract 238 mg: Green tea is high in a group of antioxidants called catechins. Studies have suggested that catechins increase thermogenesis in the body, whilst caffeine increases energy expenditure by boosting the metabolism slightly for few hours.
  Source: http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/70/6/1040.full
• Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 50 mg (63% RDA)
• Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)
• Flavouring
• Colour (Curcumin)
• Sweetener (Sucralose)

Does Impact Diet Whey Have Any Side Effects?

Green tea contains naturally occurring caffeine and so could potentially cause a range of side effects including headaches, increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, heart palpitations, increased urination, dehydration, jitteriness, dizziness and insomnia. Green tea can also cause constipation.

Psyllium Husks act as a laxative, and so can cause loose stools, diarrhea, and dehydration. Prolonged use of laxatives can lead to dependency. Use of laxatives can also interfere with the absorption and effectiveness of the contraceptive pill and other medications.

Whey protein is a milk product; avoid if you are lactose intolerant, are allergic to milk, or dairy produce. Whey protein can cause:

• Increased bowel movements
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Thirst
• Stomach cramps
• Fatigue
• Bloating

Are There Any Customer Reviews For Impact Diet Whey?

There are literally thousands of reviews for this supplement on the official website. The majority of them are positive, but the majority of people agree (regardless of their final verdict) that the powder does not mix well at all, and needs to be blended for better results and to make it easier to drink.

Bought 3kg of this, didn’t mix well at all that was with the blender too. Usually get the impact whey but thought i’d try this one had 2 shakes out of the bag decided I can’t drink it. Back to normal whey.

Impact Diet Whey tastes horrible and doesn’t mix at all. All crystals and horrid. Impact whey is much better. I can’t understand why this is so disgusting.

I’ve been using the chocolate mint impact diet whey powder for 11 days now and I’ve lost 9 pounds one shake in the morning and at lunch and a semi healthy dinner at night im totally chuffed with the results and that’s with no exercise. Going to try to start adding that in next week. Only another 22 pounds to go to hit my target. Mixes great and tastes lovely in 250mls of semi skimmed milk.

Impact Diet Whey is great for dieting and working out, but the taste makes me feel sick. It’s horrible to drink and makes me feel queasy when drinking it. I would not buy the strawberry shortcake flavour again. It’s horrible, and the small bits of short cake do not help when working out either. The protein itself is good, but this particular one I would never buy again.

The vanilla version of this product tastes really nice and the product mixes effortlessly in milk. It keeps me very full too! My only gripe is that it settles almost instantly. There is quite a lot of ‘bits’ in the product (look like wheat husks) which taste absolutely fine but they dive straight to the bottom of the glass meaning that I had to keep the mixed product in my shaker and drink it direct from there.

Ok the pointless bits first taste wise I went for double chocolate and its really nice, mixing wise as its got the oats in you do end up with a fair bit floating around but if you leave them to soak for awhileits not too bad. I’ve only been using it for a week or so but it definitely stops the afternoon nibbles. I tend to train after work so i have so of this mid afternoon and i’ve noticed my energy levels are maintaining better during my work out. Can’t say much more than that really.

I’ve used many products in the past, but this Impact Diet Whey has given me the quickest and best results of all. If you struggle with lean muscle gains this is the product to buy! Good value for money, tastes really nice, let down a little by the fact it doesn’t mix well but it’s really a problem. I use it as soon as I wake up and after exercise. Combined with a clean diet and plenty of quality sleep I’ve gained 4kgs in 4 weeks and would recommend this product to anyone looking to gain muscle with as little fat as possible, or someone trying lose weight as a meal/snack replacement. Thanks Myprotein for another great product!

Does Impact Diet Whey Offer a Money-Back Guarantee?

There is no money back guarantee offered by MyProtein for this supplement.

According to the official MyProtein website, the returns policy is as follows:

You have 14 days to cancel your order under our 14 day return period policy, which starts on the day after you received the item.

All items must be returned unused and in the original packaging as they were in when received by you.

Please ensure that when you receive an item that you take reasonable care of it when trying it /inspecting it eg. please ensure that any security seals or tags are still intact.

Where Can I Buy Impact Diet Whey?

Impact Diet Whey can be purchased from the official MyProtein website.

There are two sizes of Impact Diet Whey available. A smaller bag, weighing 1.45 kg, costs £19.49 plus delivery charges. The larger bag, weighing 3 kg, costs £34.99, plus delivery charges.

The protein powder is also available to buy from Amazon UK. A single bag weighing 1.45 kg costs £19.49 plus a £1.99 delivery charge for UK based customers. A 3 kg bag costs £31.99 plus a £3.99 delivery charge for UK based customers. International delivery may be limited from Amazon.