Nutricia, Danone’s specialized nutrition division, presents Fortimel Extra 2.0, a nutritional supplement with a formula enriched with vitamin D, which strengthens the immune system, achieves an anti-inflammatory effect and improves musculoskeletal health, reducing the risk of falls and fractures in older adults.
nutritional supplement Fortimel Extra 2.0 has adapted to new trends and needs to achieve a more effective and personalized nutritional recovery.
as novelty incorporates casein in the form of micellar casein, which is the most native form of casein, of high quality and digestibility. In addition, it presents a superior palatability that improves adherence.
Fortimel Extra 2.0 offers a formula enriched with vitamin D that strengthens the immune system, achieves an anti-inflammatory effect
Another new feature of this formula is the greater contribution of energya, which has gone from being 1.6 kcal/ml to 2.0 kcal/ml. This increase in energy has been carried out by the increasing the amount of carbohydratesfollowed by fats and proteins.
This more energetic composition makes it possible to guarantee better coverage of energy requirementsso that it can cover the increased requirements of cancer patients, or patients in catabolic situations, or metabolic stress, among others.
Fortimel Extra 2.0 is a complete diet indicated in the dietary treatment of pathologies that occur with DRE () or risk of needing an extra supply of energy and protein when a fiber-free diet is required.
In addition, thanks to the improvements in the formula, the profile of patients who can benefit from this nutritional supplement is extended to patients with hypermetabolism/hypercatabolism (pre and post surgery, trauma, sepsis, burns, ICU) and patients with water constriction (respiratory, heart failure, COPD).
He vitamin D deficiency is something very widespread in the population, which is accentuated with age and in certain clinical situations. Fortimel extra 2.0 provides a higher content of vitamin D, in accordance with the recommended dietary intake. Each bottle contains 10 μg = 400 IU, with which the recommended daily dose of two bottles provides 20 μg = 800 IU of vitamin D.
As pointed out by the Dr. María Riestra FernándezArea Specialist Physician in Endocrinology and Nutrition at Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes de Gijón, “contribute a higher vitamin D content, in line with the recommended dietary intakeit can have health benefits on multiple levels”.
“Its deficiency is related to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, respiratory infectious diseases and even autoimmunegiven its pleiotropic regulatory effect on our immune system”. In this sense, various studies have shown that a deficiency of this vitamin increases the mortality rate.
As for the benefits, the highly bioavailable calcium in micellar caseins, together with the contribution of Vitamin D helps to reinforce musculoskeletal health. Other benefits to vitamin D is its immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory effect.
As indicated Gonzalo Zaratemedical director of , “At Nutricia we are constantly innovating to ensure that our supplements adapt to the new trends in clinical nutrition. A clear example is the launch of Fortimel Extra 2.0, a formula that has more than 15 years of experience helping thousands of patients in Spain with DRE and who require a fiber-free diet, and which is now renewed with a higher energy intake and higher levels of vitamin D to strengthen the immune systemachieve an anti-inflammatory effect, as well as better osteomuscular health”.