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Health disorders often caused by malnutrition
So far, many health disorders have been misinterpreted
as "natural" consequences of the aging process. In reality, it
is not the aging process itself, but the malnutrition associated with
it, which causes health disorders, such as:
- Immune impairment, which can increase
susceptibility to infectious diseases. These, in turn,
can cause or aggravate malnutrition as a result of
many metabolic alterations;
- Anemia due to insufficient erythropoiesis
(formation of red blood cells), caused by a
deficiency of Iron, Protein, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid,
Vitamin C, or Copper. It is estimated that more than
35% of individuals experiences anemia during the
aging process. Among the most common
symptoms of anemia are shortness of breath and
fatigue;
- Decreased lean body mass, the living cells
mass that comprises muscles, organs, skeleton,
antibodies, enzymes, etc. When lean body mass
decreases, body movements, including breathing,
can be seriously limited;
- Increased fat body mass. As
mentioned, fat body mass increases up to 100%
during the aging process. This increase in fat body
mass can cause or aggravate health disorders such
as: cardiovascular diseases, hypertension,
shortness of breath, fatigue, and orthopedic
afflictions.
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Malnutrition, namely, inadequate (in quantity or quality)
nutrition, is common during the aging process. In the average
70 year-old individual, the lean body mass - the living cell mass
that comprises muscles, organs, skeleton, antibodies, enzymes,
etc. - usually decreases up to 25%. During the same period,
fat body mass usually increases up to 100%.
During the aging process,
malnutrition can be induced or aggravated, by causes such as
- A decreased sense of taste and smell, which
can reduce appetite;
- Dental problems, which can decrease eating
capabilities;
- Infectious diseases, which can increase body's
protein catabolism (breakdown) and cause other
metabolic alterations;
- Chronic degenerative diseases, which can
increase body's protein catabolism and cause other
metabolic alterations;
- Gastrointestinal disorders, which can limit the
absorption of nutrients, and cause discomfort during
digestion, which, in turn, may reduce food intake;
- Neuropsychiatric factors, which can cause
anorexia.
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During the Aging Process Kidney
Function Intensely Decreases
The achievement of adequate nutrition during the aging process has been,
so far, a scientific dilemma, because during this period, kidney
function intensely decreases. As a result, an average 70-year-old
individual could retain only 30% of his juvenile kidney function.
Under these circumstances, even the adequate daily protein intake
could be contraindicated, because it could provoke a dangerous
increase of nitrogen catabolites (metabolic waste), such as
ammonia or Blood Urea Nitrogen (B.U.N.).
The use of MAP / Master Amino Acid Pattern (Product ProShape)
has solved the previous scientific dilemma.
MAP / Master Amino Acid Pattern can provide the highest nutritional value, in conjunction
with the lowest amount of nitrogen catabolites (metabolic waste - only 1 %),
namely, a healthier and safer nutrition. See NNU / Net Nitrogen Utilisation.
Thus, by consuming MAP, in substitution of dietary proteins,
a 52% to 84% of unwanted nitrogen catabolites can be avoided.
As a result, the use of MAP is especially recommended in the dietary management of individuals with:
- Renal failure, who must avoid nitrogen catabolites.
- Hepatic failure, who must avoid nitrogen catabolites.
- Diabetes I, Diabetes II, or Gestational Diabetes, who must avoid unwanted Glucose production, originated
from dietary protein catabolism (1 g of catabolized protein originates 49 g of Glucose).
What to Do for Your Anti-Aging? Tips and Recommended Use
MAP / Master Amino Acid Pattern (Product ProShape) suggested use: take 3 to 5 tablets of MAP daily.
To increase muscle strength and
endurance of your lower body, perform the
physical activity.
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