Addressing muscle and bone loss
THE musculoskeletal system includes all muscles, bones and joints in the body and provides form, support and movement. In addition to supporting the body weight, bones work together with muscles to support body movement and to maintain body position.
However, as we age, the body composition changes with a decrease in muscle mass and bone mass, lessening our strength and mobility. This may result in higher risks of falling and sustaining fracture.
Therefore, keeping muscle and bones strong during early adulthood is crucial to protect your mobility and independence.
Essential nutrient
Protein is an essential nutrient that helps preserve muscle and bone strength by stimulating muscle protein synthesis and calcium metabolism.
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Apart from protein, calcium also serves a vital role in maintaining bone structure and providing integrity and density to our skeleton.
Along with other nutrients such as magnesium, vitamins D3 and K2 it can significantly improve bone health as 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.
(3), (4) Therefore, they work in synergy for effective calcium utilisation and metabolism. According to EFSA, vitamin K2 (Menaquinone, MK-7) is a highly bioavailable form of vitamin K that helps maintain healthy bones.
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Blend of plant protein and digestive fibre
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It contains no added sugar is low in fat, cholesterol-free and lactose-free. Biogrow HPF-5 Plus is suitable for all ages and vegetarians.
Taking one scoop of Biogrow HPF-5 Plus (≈16g) daily can provide:
– More than 61% of plant protein (non-GMO soy and pea proteins) complete with all nine essential amino acids for protein synthesis.
– Synergistic effect with magnesium, vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 for better absorption, retention, utilisation and deposition of calcium. – More than 18% of digestive fibre to regulate bowel movement.
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