AMINO ACID SAFETY AND EFFICACY RESEARCH FOR USE BY U.S. MILITARY IS RECOMMENDED
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
AMINO ACID SAFETY AND EFFICACY RESEARCH FOR USE BY U.S. MILITARY IS RECOMMENDED in a report on performance-enhancing food ingredients conducted by the Food & Nutrition Board (FNB) of the Institute of Medicine on behalf of the U.S. Army. Released June 9, the report finds that while certain food components and supplements may in fact improve the performance of soldiers on high-stress combat assignments, "research needs to proceed through the proper stages of efficacy evaluation before trials on large numbers of troops are conducted."