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Exoribonuclease directly competing interests, although one (AG) is an employee of a company that manufactures tongkat ali extract, and another (MP) is an employee of a nutrition company that uses tongkat ali as one ingredient in an anti-stress dietary supplement. The other authors (ST and JT) conducted this study as employees of SupplementWatch, which received funding for this trial from Biotropics Malaysia. This study was funded by Biotropics Malaysia and conducted by SupplementWatch. Authors’ contributions Each author contributed significantly to the successful carriage of this study. ST designed the study and drafted the manuscript. JT coordinated the IRB approval, subject visits, and sample inventory. AG and MP participated in the study design and coordination of subject visits. All authors read and approved the manuscript.”
“Background Regular practice of exercise has been recommended by health-care professionals as a coadjuvant element and a protective factor to control metabolic, hormonal, and cardiovascular parameters associated with the development of chronic diseases [1].