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The Rise of Protein, What Does It Mean?

Protein pancakes. Protein chips. Protein ice cream. It seems that when entering any grocery store nowadays, high-protein snacks of all varieties line the shelves with colorful packaging, labeled by words like “LEGENDARY,” “UNBELIEVABLE,” and “BUILT” in big letters. Typically, most people would be surprised to hear the words “protein” and “ice cream” in the same sentence. But for members of today’s fitness community, like students in UCF’s Powerlifting Club, these protein-packed snacks are famili...