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Two recent studies (one from Dundee University in the United Kingdom, the other by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland) have looked at different forms of malnutrition and the role of nutritional supplements.
The British study examined undernutrition among older (age >= 75 years) patients following their hospital discharge after acute illness. The researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial on 198 patients (mean age 85 years). The study has found that the group that received oral nutritional supplements, had a significant increase in standard strength tests over the control group.
Not only is undernutrition common among the elderly, but also a side-effect of many hypocaloric diets. Reduced food intake often leads to a decrease in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients if the diet is not planned right and steps are not taken to ensure proper nutrition.
The NIH study has found that taking supplements, for example multivitamin-mineral combinations, helps provide nutrients that may be inadequate in calorie-restricted diets.
The MD+ Foundation Supplements: Antiox, EFA+ and MVM provide a nutritional foundation not only for dieters and athletes, but for anyone wishing to stay healthy. Even with the best of diets, it's still possible to have some marginal deficiencies due to depleted soils, the overuse of chemical fertilizers and poor farming, processing, storage and transportation practices. The Foundation Supplements will help you deal with any marginal deficiency in any of the vitamins and minerals, including the trace minerals.
References:
Price R, Daly F, Pennington CR, McMurdo ME. "Nutritional supplementation of very old people at hospital discharge increases muscle strength: a randomised controlled trial." Gerontology. 2005 May-Jun,51(3):179-85
Dwyer JT, Allison DB, Coates PM. "Dietary supplements in weight reduction." J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 May,105(5 Suppl 1):S80-6.
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