Discovery of Vespa Amino Acid Mixture (VAAM) and Functions

摘要

For many years amino acids have been popular with athletes, to grow and strengthen muscles, but as more and more beneficial effects are identified the popularity of amino acid drinks continues to grow exponentially. In 2002, the sale of amino acid products in Japan — including sports drinks, jellies and powders — totaled 30 billion yen, and is predicted to exceed 70 billion this year. One of the most popular is VAAM produced by Meiji Dairies Corp. and promoted by former Olympic Gold Medallist marathon runner, Naoko Takahashi. VAAM is unique, because it is based on a mixture of 17 amino acids found in the saliva of hornet larvae. The mixture burns fat so effectively to produce energy that the adult hornet is able to fly up to 70 km per day. The fat-metabolism qualities of VAAM are equally effective for mice and humans during exercise and recently, have been linked to other health benefits, such as improved liver and kidney function, and improved autpnomic nerve function control.