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Nutritional Influences on
Muscular Development and Fat Metabolism
by J.E. Grogan
for Show Feeds, Inc.™
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Enzymes:
The use of dietary enzyme supplements has also shown great value in
both ruminants and non-ruminants. Enzymes basically act as catalysts
to increase the rate of physiological reactions with a minimum of
energy expenditure. This makes the metabolism more efficient. By
increasing the speed and the efficiency of digestion, proteins,
carbohydrates, fats and fiber are broken down more completely. This
supplies a more easily absorbed and utilized nutrient base that
improve bio-availability to body cells. Particularly in ruminants,
fiber and carbohydrate digesting enzymes are important for a
continued supply of substrate for healthy micro flora populations
and the health benefits that they provide.
SIGNIFICANT ENZYMES AND THEIR PROPERTIES
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Amylases: catalyze the digestion of starch into dextrins or
soluble saccharides (sugars).
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Proteases (or proteinases): split up proteins into their
component amino acids or shorter peptide chains that may be
soluble.
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Lipases: split up animal and vegetable fats and oils into
their component parts; glycerol and fatty acids.
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Cellulase (of various types): breaks down the complex molecule
of cellulose into more digestible components of single and
multiple sugars.
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Beta-glucanase
(or gumase): digest one type of vegetable gum into sugars and or
dextrins. (Strictly speaking, cellulase, pentosanase, xylanase are
types of beta-glucanase.)
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Pectinase: digest pectin and similar highly polymerized
carbohydrates including polygalacturonic acid of plant origin.
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Lactase: catalyzes the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose
into galactose and glucose.
Many other
unmentioned vitamins, minerals, trace elements, phyto compounds and
other naturally occurring food factors are also involved in the
absorption, metabolism and health enhancing effects of the primary
nutrients in this discussion.
The
sensitive and extraordinary balance of these nutrients and nutrient
cofactors is critically important to maximize their usefulness in
any lean mass elevating, fat decreasing nutritional program.
This
complex series of hormonal, nutritive and dietary cofactor
interrelationships form the foundation for effective nutritional
protocols to augment the natural processes for optimizing metabolic
balance and efficiency for increasing lean mass and decreasing body
fat.
Maintaining a healthy balance is of paramount importance. Nutrient
excesses, deficiencies or imbalances can cause further long term
deficiencies and imbalances that may jeopardize optimal health.
Balance is the key.
The
purpose of this paper is twofold. The first is to bring to light the
benefits of an all natural, balanced nutritional approach to the
care and feeding of all show animals. Such an approach can maximize
the overall health, fitness and well-being of show animals without
the use of potentially harmful and outright dangerous "performance
enhancing" quick fixes and short cuts for short term gain.
The use of
balanced nutritional protocols will build a strong, stable, lasting
state of health that can optimize the natural fat burning and
muscular enhancing processes.
The second
purpose of this paper is to educate. You, the owner and guardian of
your animals, desire the best and most effective programs. The value
of a proper nutritional program is enormous. New scientific
information on the application of nutrition science in enhancing
health and fitness is growing exponentially. However, there is a
considerable amount of nutrition misinformation and inaccurate
claims for certain formulations. Sometimes this is an over zealous
oversight. Sometimes it is done purposely to sell a product or
products. It is our hope that only the highest quality, best
balanced nutritional formulations will be utilized in the show
industry. The first step in the realization of this hope is
education in sound, valid nutrition science principles.
By
utilizing a health building, balance enhancing, natural, honest,
ethical way of life for all show animals the health and well being
of the animals and owners alike will take a quantum leap forward.
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