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VitalStart^TM Protein Bar VitalStart™ Protein Bar VitalStart™ Protein Bar provides a concentrated blend of high quality complete proteins, available in three delicious flavors: Chocolate Brownie, Peanut Butter, and Lemon Zest. Each tasty bar packs 20 grams of bioavailable protein with less than 1 gm of sugar. VitalStart™ Protein Bar is a quick and convenient way to supplement protein.

Use with low calorie diets: Protein plays a vital role in building and maintaining lean body structures, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, circulatory system, brain, immune system, skin and other organs. When a low calorie diet is used to achieve a daily negative caloric intake, the goal is weight loss, meaning fat not muscle. This is why increasing protein in the diet is critical. If we do not receive adequate calories from food, the body will compensate by drawing on its own reserves, both its fat stores and lean body tissue. Ideal weight loss will occur only when there is a daily deficit of calories, coupled with adequate amounts of high quality protein that will allow for fat loss while preserving lean body muscle mass. Use one bar as a meal replacement, or a portion of the bar as a snack between meals to boost protein and keep your metabolism at its peak.

Use with endurance and strength training: Exercise, particularly weight training, can also lead to a daily protein requirement that exceeds the current recommended daily allowance of 0.8 grams per kg body weight for a sedentary adult. Daily intake for the adolescent or adult athlete should be in the range of 1.0 - 2.0 gm/kg body weight. Protein requirements of athletes and physically active adults are increased above those of sedentary people due in part to changes in amino acid metabolism induced by exercise. A small amount of protein is used as fuel during endurance exercise, and muscle and whole-body protein synthesis is suppressed during exercise. Catch-up occurs after exercise when protein synthesis increases. Extra protein is then needed to repair injuries to muscle fibers and to remodel muscle tissue in response to endurance and strength training. After completing a workout, consuming a single bar provides the additional protein necessary for repair and building of muscle tissues.