The catabolic state

We’ve all been there. It’s when your body hits the wall. It’s when the tiredness really kicks in and you know you’re starting to fall in a hole. That’s when things snowball; your work or training suffers, your immune system drops, and your general quality of life starts to suffer as you become tired and irritable. You know you can perform better but just can’t seem to pick things up.

So what is the catabolic state, exactly? Professor Tim Roberts explains in scientific terms:

“The chronic catabolic state – as seen in cachexia, hypercatabolism, over-exercise and chronic infection – is an ongoing extension of the catabolic state and results in loss of mean muscle mass and amino acid deficiency that cannot be replaced by amino acids derived from proteins in the diet as the chronic catabolic state inhibits the normal digestive processes.

“The catabolic state is a normal function of the body metabolism where the hormonal triggers – such as IL-1, Il-2, Il-6, TNF-alpha, catecholamines and cortisone – released by stress, infection, trauma or exercise turn off the anabolic pathways and food digestion processes and turn on muscle protein digestive processes and energy metabolic processes related to oxidation of amino acids.”

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FATIGUE Reviva has been the subject of numerous ground-breaking studies conducted by a dedicated research team at the University of Newcastle. Research and development consultant to Top Nutrition, Professor Tim Roberts, and Dr Hugh Dunstan are excited by the possibilities of FATIGUE Reviva in numerous applications to a diverse cross-section of the community. They are pursuing further research into the role of the chronic catabolic state in chronic fatigue syndrome as well as in sportspeople.

“This product offers a unique metabolic delivery system, and as such has brought interest on a worldwide scale,” Professor Roberts said.

“We believe this product has huge export potential because of the wide range of customers it will attract. It is not just sportspeople who will benefit from this unique product, but also the broader community. People with exceptionally high physical and mental workplace demands may consider trying this product.

“Furthermore, people with chronic ill health can often suffer reduced digestive capacity, food intolerances and allergies. This amino acid supplement can provide them with easily absorbed nutrients for facilitating the demands of recovery.

“And with a growing media focus on infectious disease and the immune system, we believe the product will come under great demand.”