TITLE:
Preliminary Evaluations of a Complex Amino Acid Supplement, Fatigue RevivaTM, to Reduce Fatigue in a Group of Professional Male Athletes and a Group of Males Recruited from the General Public
AUTHORS:
R. Hugh Dunstan, Diane L. Sparkes, Timothy K. Roberts, Benjamin J. Dascombe
KEYWORDS:
Fatigue; Amino Acid; Dietary Supplement
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.5 No.2,
January
20,
2014
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.