Abstract
Fatigue RevivaTM was developed to provide a source of amino acids for rapid uptake by the body while avoiding the need for digestion of proteins. Complex amino acid formulations have significant palatability issues and thus new products require significant development and testing. An initial pilot study with 18 professional male athletes and 21 males recruited from the general public was undertaken to evaluate product palatability and tolerance over a 30 day period. This investigation found that Fatigue RevivaTM was well tolerated in terms of palatability and usage across 39 participants with only two of the 39 subjects reporting an issue with taste and five reporting an issue with flatulence. The professional athlete cohort reported a significantly lower level of fatigue compared with the general public group prior to commencement of supplementation. The general public group reported a significant reduction in fatigue following the use of Fatigue RevivaTM over the 30-day period. Compliance was extremely poor amongst the professional athlete group and as a result, changes in fatigue could not be statistically assessed for this group over the study period. Preliminary assessment of the product indicated that it has the potential to significantly reduce fatigue. Minor modifications to the product were identified for future development.
Highlights
An amino acid based nutritional supplement Fatigue RevivaTM has been developed to counteract the symptoms associated with sub-health
The general public group had a large variance in age and had a significantly higher mean age compared with the professional athlete group (Table 1)
The groups were assessed for compliance with the daily intake of the Fatigue RevivaTM and it was revealed that the professional athletes had an extremely poor compliance rate where only four of the 18 athletes indicated that they took the product on a daily basis for the full 30 days
Summary
An amino acid based nutritional supplement Fatigue RevivaTM has been developed to counteract the symptoms associated with sub-health. The project’s goal was to determine whether supplementation with Fatigue RevivaTM would assist in counteracting symptoms of sub-health by addressing possible deficiencies in amino acids. It has been suggested that some amino acids may become “conditionally” essential if the body cannot produce them in sufficient amounts to meet physiological demands under certain conditions of physical activity or pathogenic challenge [4]. The supplement contained both essential and potential “conditionally essential” amino acids.
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