About the Authors

Hiroyuki Kato

Affiliations Frontier Research Laboratories, Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Katsuya Suzuki

Affiliation Frontier Research Laboratories, Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Makoto Bannai

Affiliation Frontier Research Laboratories, Institute for Innovation, Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Daniel R. Moore

dr.moore@utoronto.ca

Affiliation Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

HK, SK, MB are employed by Ajinomoto Co. Inc. This study was funded by Ajinomoto Co., Inc. This does not affect the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HK DRM. Performed the experiments: HK. Analyzed the data: HK DRM. Wrote the paper: HK DRM. Consulted on study design and manuscript writing: KS MB.