Additionally, amino acid supplementation may be helpful in
cases of muscle wasting such as severe adrenal fatigue or during cancer treatment.
In their study, Professor Stikland and Dr Bayers found that when pregnant rats were fed a diet of muffins, chocolate, cheese, crisps, doughnuts, biscuits and sweets, they bore offspring which were fatter and showed
signs of muscle waste.
Additionally, CASIS and NASA have partnered with Techshot Inc., of Greenville, Indiana, to develop a new hardware device capable of assisting with research that may improve
understandings of muscle wasting and diseases like osteoporosis.
The
premise of muscle wasting only occurs if we are totally not eating anything for longer periods of time but are still doing strenuous activities.
A three - year study showed that an alkaline diet can indeed reduce the
speed of muscle wasting that naturally occurs with aging (30).
And too much protein restriction can actually contribute to aging in the
form of muscle wasting, accompanied by increasing weakness and immune deficiencies.
His Homeopathic vet strongly advises against a restricted protein diet which she says is a
cause of muscle wasting and may cause him more problems.