When you swallow a regular glutathione pill, it has to pass through the highly acidic environment of your stomach
Compared to mice given free GSH, whey encapsulated GSH resulted in significantly increased antioxidant capacity in the plasma through the entire period of study (from 15 minutes until 240 minutes after ingestion).* Non-toxic In the 28-day toxicology arm of the study, a diet containing up to 4% GSH in a whey protein matrix was found to be safe and non-toxic
Particularly, elevated levels of circulating pro-inflammatory mediators have been found in patients with treatment-refractory depression (TRD), including TNF-, IL-6, IL-1, CRP, and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 (88)
This suggests that it may be associated with gut microbiota structural changes under high-fat dietary conditions and could play a crucial role in lipid metabolism, gut health, or other physiological processes [50]
Heres a real-world label comparison so you can see exactly what to look for: Video: C4 Energy vs Monster Energy Side-by-Side Label Comparison The Hidden Caffeine Youre Not Counting Even careful label-readers can underestimate their total caffeine intake from a Monster Energy Drink if they only look at the caffeine line and stop there