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Ensuring Strength and Independence with Ensure Gold

Your golden years or in your youth, your musculoskeletal system is indispensable. A decrease in muscle mass (sarcopenia progression, at a rate of 8% every 10 years after 404, 11), if left unchecked, you are more likely to develop mobility impairments or become more prone to illnesses (blood flow issues).3, 4 That is why not only is exercise important, the consistent quality food or nutritional supplements help fill in matter such as Ensure Gold which can help provide a ready solution. Formulated to help deliver a complete) and balanced nutritional support with protein, HMB (β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate) 6, carbohydrates, fatty acids, and 28 vitamins & minerals (12 of which help supports immunity9). With convenient and nutritious way to build up your strength, you’ll be ready to return to your daily routine in no time! 7

 

Having Ensure with Your Meals

Every time you eat, you have an opportunity to up-take the quality of nutrients. Eating healthy may seem daunting at first, but once you get used to it, you never want to go back. You may have noticed that your older loved ones lean towards nutritional supplements when they are looking to be healthier. Due to their age and reduced appetite, they may need it to fill in the nutrients they missed out from food. Having Ensure which contains nutrients that can help stimulate muscle protein synthesis (protein production to repair muscle damage). Protein is a very important macronutrient for older adults as it is the means to maintain their muscle quality, especially because of sarcopenia.1, 2 Why protein? It is because your muscles need the amino acids from the protein. The key ingredient that supports muscle health in Ensure Gold is HMB. It is a metabolite of the amino acid leucine and it is one the efficient nutrients in preserving and stimulating muscles.4, 5 Why is it most efficient to get HMB through Ensure Gold? Though it is found in food, you would have to eat a very large quantity of it to get enough (eg. 650 slices of catfish to get 1.5 grams of HMB) versus just 2 servings of Ensure Gold.7

 

How Ensure Helps

Rated as No. 1 Physician Recommended Oral Nutritional Supplement in the U.S.8, and a scientific formulation of 28 key vitamins and minerals (12 of which supports immunity9), Ensure Gold will help balance out your nutritional intake besides protein as well. A common side effect of aging is the loss of taste and with the added fact of older adults having a reduced output of hormones that helps build muscle,3 good quality nutrition is evermore needed. Not eating right for an extended period can further aggravate muscle loss and begin to affect bone health and immunity too. Of the 28 key nutrients, Ensure Gold is enriched with vitamin D (for bones), omega 3 (for the heart), and amino acids (for the muscles) and high-quality protein to help support strength, vitality and activity, Ensure Gold can help ensure your nutrition foundation. The suggested serving per day of Ensure Gold is 2. With 185 ml of water, mix in 6 scoops of powder for a delicious nutritious drink.7

 

What if You Don’t Like the Taste of Milk?

“Drink more milk! Eat more meat!” are two most common sayings when it comes to muscle health for anyone. But what if you do not like either? Muscle health preservation is possible on a vegetarian diet because there are many good non meat protein sources like beans, soy tofu, rice, many grain alternatives, and quinoa.4 For those who do not like the taste of milk in the regular Ensure Gold, Ensure Gold Plant-Based is here for you (187 ml of water + 6 scoops of powder per serving). Made from plant based proteins of soy, rice, quinoa and in an aromatic almond flavor popular in the Asian diet, HMB and all the 28 vitamins, minerals, it is a breakthrough nutrition for strength as well.7

 

It is also important for older adults to get a good schedule of daily exercise. Exercising helps with muscle growth, while food and Ensure Gold will help with muscle preservation. Having Ensure Gold or Ensure Gold Plant Based, your nutrition foundation is taken care of so you can live life to the fullest.

 

To get a sample of Ensure Gold or Ensure Gold Plant Based, please visit Ensure Myanmar to sign up.

 

References:

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7399875/
  2. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/24/well/eat/protein-powder-muscle-loss.html
  3. https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2007/1/report_muscle
  4. https://abbottnutrition.com.my/adult-nutrition/Secret-Aging-Strong
  5. https://www.verywellfit.com/muscle-protein-synthesis-and-muscle-growth-4148337
  6. https://www.nutritionnews.abbott/healthy-living/aging-well/why-hmb-is-important-for-aging-muscles/
  7. https://abbottnutrition.com.my/products/ensure-gold

No. 1 Physician Recommended Oral Nutritional Supplement in the U.S.

  1. IQVIA, using the ProVoice Survey, fielded 14,459 physicians from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

12 of which support immunity

  1. Ensure Gold contains protein, Vitamin A, B6, B12, C, D, E, Folate and selenium, copper, zinc and iron, that help support the normal function of the immune system.

high-quality protein to support strength, vitality and activity.

  1. Edington J et al. Clin Nutr. 2004 Apr;23(2):195-204.
  2. Flakoll et al. Nutrition. 2004.

Additional Readings:

  1. https://abbottnutrition.com.my/adult-nutrition/eat-balanced-vitamins-and-minerals