Industry
Hecto Healthcare studies probiotics in elite athletes, exercise duration up 33.3 seconds
Hecto Healthcare said on Oct. 26 that results from a clinical study of its multi-strain probiotic SLAB51 in elite athletes were published in the international journal Nutrients. The research, carried out by a team led by Professor Yoon Ji-woon at the Korea National Sport University’s Sports Analysis & AI Center, tested 36 male elite athletes. After one week of intake, total exercise duration averaged 33.3 seconds longer than with placebo.
