To date, there has been no recent opinion that explores tempeh as a functional food that can improve sports performance. Hence, this opinion article aims to elaborate on recent findings on the potential effect on sports performance of soy-based tempeh. This opinion paper presents updated evidence based on literature reviews about soy-based tempeh and its relationship with sports performance. The paraprobiotic role of Lactobacillus gasseri for athletes has been found to restore fatigue and reduce anxiety. This is achieved by increasing protein synthesis activity in eukaryotic initiation factor-2 (EIF2) signaling known as an adaptive pathway for integrated stress response. In addition, these paraprobiotics prevent down-regulation associated with the oxidative phosphorylation gene, thereby contributing to the maintenance of mitochondrial function and recovery from fatigue. The authors believe that this opinion article will encourage researchers to continue to evolve soybean-based tempeh food products and increase the performance of athletes by consuming soy-based foods.

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) emerged as a cause of high mortality rates in low-middle-income countries, including Indonesia. Understanding predictor variables to the commonly used biomarkers, including lipid profiles and blood glucose levels, can thus be beneficial in disease prevention strategies. To support that, this study aims to analyze the genetic, lifestyle, and disease history variables as predictors towards lipid and blood glucose profiles. The respondent’s data were collected from clinical data, food recall, health history, and genetic profiling. From the results, APOA5 rs662799 is positively correlated with triglyceride (TG) levels. Sugar, fat, fiber, and calorie intake also significantly affect lipid and blood glucose profiles. Exercise conditions such as aerobic and flexibility exercise duration significantly correlated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) profiles. Disease history in individuals and families emerged as additional variables associated with the response variables. These findings can serve as a preliminary study for understanding health predictors that can be used to predict incident of metabolic diseases in the Indonesian population.

Mycofoam is a biocomposite composed of mycelial filaments that bind to the host substrate, which can replace polystyrene. This research aims to determine the most appropriate formulation of the growing medium and mushroom to be used in mycofoam products based on some parameters. Composition is one of the main factors for selecting the most appropriate mycofoam to replace polystyrene. On the other hand, the quality of mycofoam can be assessed through its strength and water resistance. The mushroom mycelium used in this study came from Pleurotus ostreatus and Lentinula edodes. Besides, the growing medium formulation comprises five different compositions, each containing different proportions of sawdust and bagasse. This research was composed of preparation of growing medium, spawn inoculation, molding, heating, testing, and data analysis. Based on the results, the combination of 100 percent sawdust and L. edodes was the most appropriate choice compared to other formulations based on strength and appearance. The results of the water absorption test showed that all mycofoam formulations were not resistant to water, bio-based coating can be used to overcome this problem.