Healthy Adults
Conditions
Interventions
Persons who normally consume kestose, intake 6 g (one spoonful) of the test food every day for four weeks, at any time.
Persons who do not normally consume kestose, intake 6 g (one spoonful) of the te
Sponsors
BIOSIS Lab. Co., Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons who received a sufficient explanation of the purpose and contents of the research, have the capacity to consent, applied with free will with sufficient understanding, and agreed to participate 2. Persons who are Japanese adult women who have been postmenopausal for at least one year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons who have chronic illness, receiving medication, have a serious disease history 2. Persons who are allergic to the test food 3. Persons who usually take a large amount of test food 4. Persons who usually take medicine, specified health food, healthy food and supplements that may have effect to bone or bacterial flora 5. Persons who drink a large amount of alcohol (60 g or more of alcohol per day: approximately 1500 mL of beer, 540 mL of wine, 3 cups of sake, or 180 mL of double-sized whiskey) 6. Persons who have participated in other research during one month prior to the start of this research, or plan to participate in other research after consenting to this research. 7. Persons who are judged to be ineligible by the principal investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bone resorption marker (u-DPD), fecal bacterial flora | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Questionnaire (stool volume, stool frequency, Japanese version of the Constipation Assessment Scale (CAS-MT), Bristol Stool Form Scale), pentosidine, dietary survey (Brief Self-Administered Diet History Questionnaire: BDHQ) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakumi Tochio
BIOSIS Lab. Co., Ltd. CEO
Outcome results
None listed