Synbiotic may boost response to iron supplementation in female athletes: Study A combination of Taiyo’s Sunfiber and IFF’s Bifidobacterium lactis BL-04 may boost iron stores in training female athletes taking low-dose iron supplements, according to a study using the Regular Girl consumer product.
Combining the synbiotic with iron supplements (140 mg per day of ferrous sulfate) led to significantly better iron status over eight weeks compared to ferrous sulfate plus placebo, report scientists from Marywood University (Scranton, PA).
“While this was a smaller sample [19 female athletes completed the study], if synbiotic supplementation can enhance the uptake of FeSO4 in ID [iron deficient] and IDEP [subclinical iron depleted] female athletes during repletion of Fe status, it could conceivably improve the Fe bioavailability of non-heme Fe sources and mixed meals (e.g. heme + non-heme sources of Fe),” wrote the researchers, led by Dr Diane
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Resource exploration spending in Queensland increased by almost AUS$130 million or 23% in 2020, according to new data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics.
Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief Executive, Ian Macfarlane, said increased expenditure in coal, metals and gas exploration was a strong signal in the long-term confidence of the resources sector, particularly in the wake of the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on sections of the economy.
“These latest exploration expenditure figures tell a very positive story about the new investment and new jobs that are going to help Queensland work and earn its way through COVID,” Macfarlane said.
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / March 3, 2021 / Casa Minerals Inc. (TSXV:CASA)(OTC PINK:CASXF)(FSE:0CM) (the "Company" or "Casa") is pleased to announce that the Company has optioned the Congress
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This figure is an increase of 29.4 per cent compared to oil and natural gas revenues of $255 million in 2019, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying on Monday.The