Recovery from hospitalisation, surgery

Recovery and resulting periods without activity can result in:

  • Loss of lean body mass and muscle wasting 12
  • Reduction in the building of muscle protein 13
  • Longer recovery periods 14

Patients who come out of hospital are often surprised by how weak they feel and need assistance with basic life activities.

Patients may lose their appetite and struggle to eat or be unable to eat after treatment or surgery.

Impact of from surgery, hospitalisation, injury

Dalene. Recovered from major surgery and maintaining her health

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Recovery from injury

Injuries often require periods of inactivity or bed rest which can result in:

  • Loss of lean body mass
  • Reduction in the building of muscle protein
  • Longer recovery periods

REMEMBER:

You can continue using LIFEGAIN® after you have recovered to continue providing your body with the nutrients it needs to help you to GAIN MORE out of life every day. Many current LIFEGAIN® users like Dalene find immense benefit from doing so!

REFERENCES

12. Martone, A.M., Bianchi, L., Abete, P., Bellelli, G., Bo, M., Cherubini, A., Corica, F., Di Bari, M., Maggio, M., Manca, G.M. and Marzetti, E., 2017. The incidence of sarcopenia among hospitalized older patients: results from the Glisten study. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 8(6), pp.907-914. 13. Rudrappa, S.S., Wilkinson, D.J., Greenhaff, P.L., Smith, K., Idris, I. and Atherton, P.J., 2016. Human skeletal muscle disuse atrophy: effects on muscle protein synthesis, breakdown, and insulin resistance—a qualitative review. Frontiers in physiology, 7, p.361. 14. Correira IM, Waitzberg DL. 2003. The impact of malnutrition on morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay and cost evaluated through a multivariate model analysis. Clinical Nutrition 22(3):p235-239.