Nourish the Muscle, Impact Survival: New Evidence

It has already been shown that β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplementation preserves lean mass over 10 days of bed rest in older adults. New findings from The NOURISH Study* reveal that high protein oral nutritional supplementation containing HMB (HP-HMB) in malnourished, hospitalized older adults was associated with a 50% reduction in post-discharge mortality. HP-HMB supplementation also improved nutritional status and modulated several key blood biomarkers, including a substantial decrease in C-reactive protein in the most malnourished patients (SGA-C).

*NOURISH = Nutrition effect On Unplanned Readmissions and Survival in Hospitalized patients