Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to alpha lipoic acid and protection of body lipids from oxidative damage (ID 1434, 3134), maintenance of normal blood cholesterol concentrations (ID 3134), increased beta-oxidation of fatty acids (ID 3134), maintenance of normal blood glucose concentrations (ID 1435, 3162), and "regeneration of genes, regeneration of gene transcription and the influence to activity NF kappa B" (ID 3133) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006
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Alpha-lipoic acid, oxidative damage, cholesterol, beta-oxidation, fatty acids, blood glucose, regeneration of genes, regeneration of gene transcription, NF-kappa B activity, health claims
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Panel members at the time of adoption
Carlo Agostoni, Jean-Louis Bresson, Susan Fairweather-Tait, Albert Flynn, Ines Golly, Hannu Korhonen, Pagona Lagiou, Martinus Løvik, Rosangela Marchelli, Ambroise Martin, Bevan Moseley, Monika Neuhäuser-Berthold, Hildegard Przyrembel, Seppo Salminen, Yolanda Sanz, Sean (J.J.) Strain, Stephan Strobel, Inge Tetens, Daniel Tomé, Hendrik van Loveren, and Hans Verhagen.
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