Nitrogen balance

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Broader Terms

nitrogen metabolism

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• How Negative Nitrogen Balance Can Occur: What To Watch For As mentioned earlier, protein consumption is crucial are far as enhancing nitrogen balance is concerned.
• Nitrogen balance is when a person's daily intake of nitrogen from proteins equals the daily excretion of nitrogen.
• In any case, a positive nitrogen balance is generally taken as a sign of an anabolic state with an overall gain (retention) of nitrogen for the day, whereas a negative nitrogen balance indicates a catabolic state.
• Nitrogen balance is the difference between nitrogen intake and the amount excreted in urine, feces, skin, and miscellaneous losses.
• All of these studies have shown that at energy intakes sufficient to maintain body weight, nitrogen balance is maintained at the protein intakes studied (all of them higher than the current recommendation).

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