We break down the complicated subject of lactic acid and lactate, so you can better appreciate what’s happening in the body.

This system has a byproduct of lactic acid, which can increase muscle fatigue. The aerobic or oxidative system supplies energy for long duration and low intensity activity such as distance running or ...

Lactic acid counters this fatigue by interfering with the flow of chlorine ions - effectively lowering the amount of sodium current necessary for muscle activation.

Lactic acid present within tumors acts as an energy source for macrophages, which paralyze other immune cells as they attempt to destroy the tumor cells, leading to immunotherapy resistance.

The mechanism by which lactic acid bacteria, frequently found in fermented foods, activate the immunes system has been established in a recent study.

Herein, we report for the first time that lactic acid can be directly produced from cellulose with high efficiency by a simple chemocatalytic system.