Muscle health

Nourish your muscles

Did you know that you have more than 600 muscles in your body? These muscles get you out of bed in the morning and keep you moving throughout the day.

Muscle nourishment.

Muscle nourishment.

Muscle nourishment.

Support muscle health with Ensure

Ensure provides complete, balanced nutrition to support muscle mass and strength, and contains:¹

Protein

Provides the amino acid building blocks that are essential for muscle growth and repair.^2,3

Vitamin D

Important for preserving muscle strength and supporting normal muscle function.^4–6

Calcium

Important for muscle contraction.⁷

Why maintaining muscle strength matters

Skeletal muscle accounts for 40% of total body weight,⁸ and plays an important role in strength, movement and balance. Muscle mass and strength peaks around the age of 25 years, and gradually decreases as you get older.^9–11 As we age, you can lose up to 15% of muscle mass every decade.⁹ It is important to take care of your muscles at any age.

Upto 8% muscle loss every decade.

How strong muscles can help you

Maintaining healthy and strong muscles can help:

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To improve balance and coordination, reducing the risk of falls

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Maintain mobility and independence

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Keep joints in good shape

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Improve energy levels

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Support the immune system

Loss of muscle mass, strength and function have been associated with poor health outcomes including increased falls and fractures.¹²

Healthy and strong muscles - Support the immune system & improves energy levels.

Exercise and nutrition go hand in hand

Exercises that involve the use of your bodyweight (or other equipment) to resist the contraction of your muscles are called resistance exercises. These exercises are the most effective way of improving muscle mass and strength when combined with good nutrition.^13,14

"Here's a simple daily exercises that you can try at home:"

Sit to Stand

Track your leg strength by retaking this test daily.13 Sit, stand, and measure your progress! Simply:

1. Sit comfortably, arms crossed

2. Stand tall, then sit back down, repeating five times

3. Time yourself aiming for five reps in 11 seconds or less

If you have concerns about your muscle health, please consult a healthcare professional

Upto 8% muscle loss every decade.

Discover our products

Ensure Plus Strength Vanilla

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Short Description: High protein and CaHMB to support muscle strength and recovery.^15–18
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Ensure TwoCal HN Vanilla

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Title: Ensure TwoCal HN
Short Description: High calorie, protein dense to help gain and maintain healthy weight¹⁹
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Ensure Plus Tetra Pack

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Title: Ensure Plus
Short Description: Strength and energy for malnutrition risk, surgery, injury or illness recovery.²⁰
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Ensure Powder Vanilla

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Title: Ensure Powder
Short Description: Maintain muscle strength and support bone health
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Ensure Neutral

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Title: Ensure Neutral
Short Description: Maintain muscle strength and bone health without flavour
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Ensure Compact Vanilla

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Title: Ensure Compact
Short Description: Low volume, high-energy for those who have difficulty drinking larger volumes
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Ensure Plus Strength Vanilla

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Title: Ensure Plus Strength
Short Description: High protein and CaHMB to support muscle strength and recovery.^15–18
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Ensure TwoCal HN Vanilla

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Title: Ensure TwoCal HN
Short Description: High calorie, protein dense to help gain and maintain healthy weight¹⁹
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Ensure Plus Tetra Pack

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Title: Ensure Plus
Short Description: Strength and energy for malnutrition risk, surgery, injury or illness recovery.²⁰
Detail Page Path: Learn More

Ensure Powder Vanilla

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Title: Ensure Powder
Short Description: Maintain muscle strength and support bone health
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Ensure Neutral

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Title: Ensure Neutral
Short Description: Maintain muscle strength and bone health without flavour
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Ensure Compact Vanilla

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Title: Ensure Compact
Short Description: Low volume, high-energy for those who have difficulty drinking larger volumes
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Ensure Plus Strength Vanilla

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Title: Ensure Plus Strength
Short Description: High protein and CaHMB to support muscle strength and recovery.^15–18
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Ensure TwoCal HN Vanilla

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Title: Ensure TwoCal HN
Short Description: High calorie, protein dense to help gain and maintain healthy weight¹⁹
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Ensure Plus Tetra Pack

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Title: Ensure Plus
Short Description: Strength and energy for malnutrition risk, surgery, injury or illness recovery.²⁰
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Other health benefits

Healthy Bones

Ensure contains calcium to support strong bones.^1,7

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Aid Digestion

Ensure is enriched with a prebiotic fibre to support normal bowel function and good gut health.^1,21

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Immune Support

Ensure contains antioxidants to support immune health. It also contains protein, vitamin A, zinc and prebiotic fibre which play a role in supporting the immune system.^1,6,21–26

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Food for Special Medical Purposes. Use only under medical supervision.

*8% loss every decade between 40–70 years of age, and 15% per decade over 70.2¹

References: 1. Ensure® Product label. 2. Harvard School of Public Health. The Nutrition Source – Protein. Available at: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/protein/ Accessed: April 2023. 3. Nutrient reference values for Australia and New Zealand (Protein). Available at: Available at: https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/nutrient-reference-values/nutrients/protein Accessed: April 2023. 4. Wagatsuma A and Sakuma K. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:121254. 5. Harvard School of Public Health. The Nutrition Source – Vitamin D. Available at: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/vitamin-d/ Accessed: April 2023. 6. Nutrient reference values for Australia and New Zealand (Vitamin D). Available at: https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/nutrient-reference-values/nutrients/vitamin-d Accessed: April 2023. 7. The Nutrition Source – Calcium. Available at: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/calcium/ Accessed: April 2023. 8. Frontera WR and Ochala J. Calcif Tissue Int. 2015;96(3):183–95. 9. Baier S, et al. J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2009;33:71–82. 10. Janssen I, et al. J Appl Physiol, 2000; 89: 81–88. 11. Grimby G, et al. Acta Physiol Scand. 1982; 115: 125–34. 12. Deutz NEP, et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019;20(1):22–27. 13. Dodds RM, et al. JCSM. 2021;12(2):308– 318. 14. Sherrington C, et al. Br J Sports Med. 2017;51:1749–1757. 15. Ensure® Plus Strength Product Label. 16. Deutz NE, et al. Clin Nutr. 2016;35(1):18–26. 17. Ekinci O, et al. Nutr Clin Pract. 2016; 31(6): 829–835. 18. Malafarina V, et al. Maturitas. 2017;101:42–50. 19. Ensure® TwoCal HN Product Label. 20. Ensure® Plus Product Label. 21. Slavin J. Nutrients. 2013;5(4):1417–35. 22. Puertollano MA, et al. Curr Top Med Chem. 2011;11(14):1752–66. 23. Walsh NP. Sports Med 2019;49(Suppl 2):S153-S168. 24. Harvard School of Public health – The Nutrition Source (Zinc). Available at: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/zinc/. Accessed: April 2023. 25. Mayo Clinic Health System – Support your immune function with good nutrition. Available at: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/support-your-immune-function-with-good-nutrition Accessed: April 2023. 26. Prietl B et al. Nutrients. 2013;5(7):2502–21.

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