Healthy adults
Conditions
Interventions
After a 2-week period of no Food X intake, subjects will take 18 g of Food X per day (6 g, 3 times) for 2 weeks, followed by another 2 weeks of no Food X intake. During the above period, the subjec
Sponsors
Basic Research department, Yakult Central Institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults who have a bowel movement almost every day
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adults who are unable to consume the test meal due to allergies or other reasons
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of "changes in fecal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids between the intake and non-intake periods of food X" and "presence of endogenous intestinal bacterial species Y" | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation of "changes in blood and fecal metabolites between the intake and non-intake periods of food X" and "presence of endogenous intestinal bacterial species Y" Amount of food X discharged in stool and bacterial attachment status Bowel habit | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYusuke Nagara
Yakult Central Institute Basic Research Department
Outcome results
None listed