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l absorption of contaminants.Standard infant formula and specialised infant formula for medical purposes in Denmark (n = 42) were assessed for the levels of 2-MCPDEs, 3-MCPDEs, and GEs. Similar concentrations of GEs were observed in both standard and specialised powder infant formula at around 11.5 µg/kg. For 2-MCPDEs and 3-MCPDEs, significantly higher concentrations were observed in specialised products (18.0 and 49.8 µg/kg, respectively) in comparison with the standard ones (11.8 and 31.0 µg/kg, respectively). M3541 cell line The concentration profiles also revealed discrepancies in MCPDEs and GEs concentrations not only between different manufacturers but also in terms of infant formula variety. For instance, the hypoallergenic powder formula showed twice as much MCPDEs as the normal formula variety. Exposure estimation using average contaminant concentrations in each variety suggested no potential risk of 3-MCPDEs and GEs intake for Danish infants via infant formula consumption. However, special attention is required for a few specific products where risks might occur in terms of 3-MCPDEs and/or GEs consumption.Objective In professional sports activities, the search for increased performance is constant. Electrophysical agents, including photobiomodulation (PBM), have been used in the sports context to accelerate postworkout recovery, prevent injuries, and even to improve performance. This study aims to investigate the effects of infrared laser (904 nm) on skeletal muscle gene expression of performance-related proteins of rats submitted to a chronic resistance training protocol. Materials and methods Male Wistar rats (n = 40), weighing ±300 g were divided into four groups sedentary control (CT, n = 10); irradiated control (CTL, n = 10); exercised not irradiated (EX, n = 10); exercised irradiated (EXL, n = 10). To assess the performance, the maximum carrying test was adapted and applied 72 h prior the training and 72 h after the last exercise session. The vertical weight climbing protocol was adapted for resistance training 3 × per week with 48 h interval between each session first week adaptation, second week 25% of body weight (BW), third week 50% BW, fourth week 75% BW, and fifth week 100% BW. Animals were irradiated before exercise on hind paws 50 sec each, with infrared laser 904 nm 5 days per week, during 4 weeks, 9 J per leg in a total of 18 J energy per day. Results The EXL performed more climbing (7.1 ± 0.91) compared to EX (4.4 ± 0.63). PBM promoted increased expression of lactate dehydrogenase enzyme, mammalian target of rapamycin protein, and androgen receptor (p less then 0.05) but not the myosin heavy chain (p = 0.43). Conclusions PBM therapy increases the expression of performance-related muscle mass gain genes besides improving the resistance training performance.Many researchers have pointed out that coffee contributes significantly to the dietary exposure among the many foods that contain acrylamide. Within the context of this study, the 24 h dietary recall method was employed to obtain the coffee consumption information of 263 individuals with different socio-demographic characteristics, followed by an estimation based on the deterministic model and an analysis of statistical data, in an attempt to estimate acrylamide exposure from coffee. The acrylamide intake of individuals who consume coffee was estimated to be 0.11 ± 0.084 µg/kg bw per day (95th percentile, 0.27 µg/kg bw per day); the exposure of women was estimated to range on an average between 0.12 ± 0.097 µg/kg bw per day while the exposure of men was estimated to range between 0.10 ± 0.065 µg/kg bw per day. A statistically significant difference (p less then .05) was detected in the estimated average values between the parameters of age group, education level and coffee types consumed. Dietary acrylamide exposure was not of concern with respect to neurotoxicity and carcinogenicity. This is the first study carried out to estimate acrylamide