Food & Ingredients International April 2024
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Moringa seeds<br />
relieve fatigue and<br />
reduce back pain,<br />
study finds<br />
Is the “wonder tree” the<br />
new superfood to counter<br />
work-related stress? A<br />
Japanese study thinks so!<br />
Published study conducted by the Ueno-<br />
Asagao Clinic in Tokyo, Japan, has shown<br />
that specific highly concentrated Moringa<br />
seed extract S can effectively alleviate the<br />
symptoms associated with computer work<br />
in healthy middle-aged adults: fatigue,<br />
back pain, stiff shoulders and strained eyes.<br />
After four weeks of daily supplementation<br />
with 120 mg of Moringa seed extract S, the<br />
severity of these stress- and posture-related<br />
symptoms among the study participants was<br />
significantly reduced.<br />
Brave New Work? Even if the on-trend and<br />
much praised New Work model actually<br />
impacts current job practices — whether in the<br />
office or on the beach — most employees will<br />
still sit at their computers with their backs bent.<br />
Of the 86% of staff who use a computer, for<br />
example, 78% experience physical fatigue and<br />
related symptoms. It not only affects quality of<br />
life, but also, in the long-term, employee health<br />
and the ability to work. At the same time, more<br />
and more people are looking for alternatives<br />
to conventional medicine and commonly<br />
54 FOOD & INGREDIENTS INTERNATIONAL APRIL <strong>2024</strong>
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