Development of a complex amino acid supplement, Fatigue Reviva™, for oral ingestion: Initial evaluations of product concept and impact on symptoms of sub-health in a group of males

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Dunstan, R Hugh ^a   Sparkes, Diane L ^a   Roberts, Tim K ^b   Crompton, Marcus J ^a   Gottfries, Johan ^c   Dascombe, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dietary supplement; Fatigue; Sub health

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FATIGUE REVIVA; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; ISOLEUCINE; ORNITHINE; PROLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHALDER FATIGUE SCORE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPMENT; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FLATULENCE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MENTAL DISEASE; PALATABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881138846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-115     Document Type: Article

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