It is therefore not to be considered as a real behavioral guide, much less therapeutic in case of azotemia.
"of certain measurements."Taking lightly" analyzes such as those of blood is not the right way to approach sports or bodybuilding. However, in the world of bodybuilding it is not uncommon to find attitudes of superficiality - therefore unconsciousness - regarding azotemia or any other value concerning human physiological homeostasis.
On the other hand, it is not even correct to be alarmed or frightened by the people close to us if a parameter is out of bounds. If necessary, a good dietician or personal trainer should also be able to initiate the subject in the event of a calm and conscientious approach. Still too often, in fact, it happens to witness real scenes of panic in front of slight alterations in azotemia. This, in addition to being useless, should even be considered counterproductive.
Let us now try to better understand what azotemia is and what it is used for.
and therefore of proteins.The organism introduces nitrogen thanks to protein foods, as its concentration in food proteins is around 15% (15 g per 100 g of protein).
In the human organism, nitrogen is present both in the tissues, in the form of biologically active proteins, and in the blood. In the bloodstream then, nitrogen travels in two ways:
- Inside of biologically active, fundamental proteins, which perform very specific functions;
- Linked to other compounds that no longer have metabolic function, because they constitute a metabolic waste.
The azotemia can therefore be considered as the concentration of non-protein nitrogen in the blood to be expelled; it derives mainly from: free amino acids, uric acid, creatinine and urea (real metabolic intermediates and catabolic waste).
What is the need to know the azotemia?
About 90% of the nitrogen is excreted, thanks to renal function, in the urine, while the remaining 10% in the faeces, sweat, saliva, etc.
Values up to 50 mg / dl (milligrams per deciliter) are considered normal.
If the renal emunctory system did not function properly - pathological condition - nitrogen would have no way of being excreted and would accumulate in the blood - until it exerts a toxic action.
But… even the azotemia must be appropriately contextualized!
The high azotemia could be a worrying value for a sedentary subject who follows a regular diet, but who could therefore concretely hide a pathological problem.
The same cannot be said for the sportsman or the bodybuilder.
For further information: Azotemia ;Furthermore, if we talk about natural agonists, in the pre-competition phase, an important protein use takes place for energy purposes, which can bring the azotemia values up to 70-80 mg / dl.
The use of proteins for energy purposes, a phenomenon known as protein burning, is due to a "high-protein diet, or to an intense training or even an inclination to train in conditions of glycogen depletion - a consequence usually due to low carb diets .
Many scholars have confirmed that in the practice of activities with high muscular effort, subjects have a truly remarkable Protein Burning and this leads to an increase in the concentration of azotemia and a reduction in blood sugar. In sports, this condition could be considered physiological.
So, if it happens that some blood tests reveal a azotemia value a little above the reference values, this is not necessarily due to a decrease in kidney function - but the doctor will determine it.
In all likelihood, however, hard workouts and a high-protein diet, or both, will be the real culprits. There is therefore no need to panic.
Obviously superficiality must never prevail over reasonableness. For this reason it is always desirable, indeed imperative, a consultation with the attending physician who will clarify the matter and possibly give guidelines on how to reduce these values.
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