High Biologic Value (HBV) protein should still account for the majority of protein eaten to help further control the waste products. Protein intake with greater than 60% HBV protein is a good target. For those on dialysis, the recommendation is 0.55 grams of dietary protein per pound of body weight. This is higher than the 0.36 grams recommended for the average healthy individual and, of course, higher than the 0.25 grams per pound of body weight used with the pre-dialysis diet.
A sprain and a strain are both minor injuries, not fractured bones that impact the soft tissue of muscles, ligaments, and tendons. The difference between a strain and a sprain is that a strain is an injury to a muscle or tendon and a sprain has affected ligament tissue. Both occur at joints where ligaments connect bone to bone and tendons connect bone to muscles.
Save. Tendons connect muscle to bone and ligaments connect bone to bone; both are soft, collagenous, connective tissues. Ligaments and tendons are more susceptible to injury as the body ages because water content decreases. A strain is an injured or torn tendon, and a sprain is an injured or torn ligament.he functions of ligaments, tendons and cartilage involve supporting and connecting various tissues and structures in the body. What Are Tendons &...