Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to sodium phosphate and increase in endurance performance (ID 318, 2887) and increase in endurance capacity (ID 318, 2887) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

摘要

This opinion addresses the scientific substantiation of health claims in relation to sodium phosphate and increase in endurance performance and increase in endurance capacity. The scientific substantiation is based on the information provided by the Member States in the consolidated list of Article 13 health claims and references that EFSA has received from Member States or directly from stakeholders. The food constituent that is the subject of the health claims is sodium phosphate. The Panel considers that sodium phosphate is sufficiently characterised. Increase in endurance performance The claimed effects are “supports an increase in performance during maximal aerobic exercise lasting 10 minutes or longer” and “supports an increase in VO2 max”. The target population is assumed to be adults performing endurance exercise. In the context of the proposed wordings, the Panel assumes that the claimed effects refer to increase in endurance performance. The Panel considers that an increase in endurance performance is a beneficial physiological effect. In weighing the evidence, the Panel took into account that the one human intervention study provided from which conclusions could be drawn for the scientific substantiation of the claim did not show an effect of sodium phosphate on endurance performance. 1 On request from the European Commission, Question No EFSA-Q-2008-1105, EFSA-Q-2008-3620, adopted on 08 April 2011. Panel members: Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus L?vik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuh?user-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren and Hans Verhagen.