For stronger and healthier bones
PROTEIN is built from building blocks called amino acids. Good quality protein contains all 20 amino acids, including the nine essential amino acids our body cannot produce and must obtain from dietary sources.
Dietary proteins can be obtained from plant and animal sources. However, high consumption of animal protein may result in many adverse health effects such as osteoporosis, as it contains a high amount of acid-based amino acids that can cause greater loss of calcium through urination and bone demineralisation.
(1),(2) Consumption of plant protein, in contrast, can reduce the risk of calcium loss and also provide essential amino acids complemented with plenty of fibre. Studies have shown that people who meet the daily protein requirements maintain bone health better than those eating less than the recommended levels.(3)
Key to healthy bones
Calcium is the key nutrient for bone tissues, as it constitutes a great part of them. However, supplementation with calcium alone is not enough to maintain optimal bone density.
Several studies have shown that a combination of calcium with magnesium, vitamins D3 and K2 significantly improved bone health. Magnesium and vitamin D3 facilitate the absorption and utilisation of calcium while vitamin K2 helps improve bone density by effectively depositing calcium to bones and teeth for proper storage and preventing accumulation of calcium in arteries.(4),(5)
Therefore, they work synergistically with one another for effective calcium utilisation and metabolism.
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One scoop of Biogrow HPF-5 PluS (≈16g) can provide high amounts of plant protein, calcium, magnesium, vitamins D3 and K2 for the development of stronger muscles, bones and body strength.
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