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Subjects Needed!
It is a common story that competitors at major championships have their chances ruined by digestive disorders. Countering this is a functional food, colostrum,
the milk produced in the first days after calving. Sourced from New Zealand¹s largest dairy, Neovite colostrum is supporting a clinical trial by research gastroenterologist,
Professor Ray Playford, FRCP, vice principal of Queen Mary's Medical School. He will investigate the link between competitive exercise and intestinal permeability (leaky gut) and whether colostrum can prevent this cause of upset.

Candidates take colostrum or placebo supplement for 2 weeks then change to the other for a further 2 weeks. At the end of each stage they run at a competitive pace on a treadmill. After the run, they take a drink with complex sugars that are not readily digested, sugars too large
to pass through a healthy gut wall. Urine samples are collected to see what proportion of these sugars enters the body and so calculate the increase in permeability.

The study is taking place at Kingston on Thames University¹s sports science laboratory, supervised by Dr Ross Sherman.

Initial results are very encouraging but more candidates are needed. Runners within range of Kingston can contact trials@neovite.com if
you¹d like to take part or know more.