Healthy Adults
Conditions
Interventions
Intake 15g of test food (syrup containing kestose and inulin) daily for 4 weeks.
Sponsors
BIOSIS Lab. Co., Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons who received a sufficient explanation of the purpose and contents of the study, have the capacity to consent, applied with free will with sufficient understanding, and agreed to participate. 2. Persons who are Japanese aged 18 to 64 years old at the time of consent. 3. Persons who do not have intestinal diseases (including those judged as not needing immediate treatment).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons who may develop abdominal pain due to materials containing kestose or inulin. 2. Persons who are currently diagnosed with small or large intestinal diseases (including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)), or have a history of or scheduled for small or large intestinal resection. 3. Persons who are diagnosed with malignant tumors, or receiving treatment for serious diseases (cranial nerve, heart, kidney, diabetes, or thyroid dysfunction), or have a history of serious diseases such as liver disease (excluding diseases judged by the principal investigator to have no impact on the evaluation of this study, such as treatment for hypertension). 4. Persons who consume a large amount of alcohol (60 g or more per day in terms of alcohol). 5. Persons who are allergic to the test food. 6. Persons who usually consume a large amount of the test food. 7. Persons who regularly use medicines or functional foods (specified health foods, functional foods, and functional nutrition foods) that may affect the intestinal environment. 8. Persons who participated in other studies within one month before the start of the study, or those who plan to participate in other studies after consenting to this study. 9. Persons who are judged as inappropriate by the principal investigator. 10. Persons who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning/hoping to become pregnant during the study period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intestinal microbiota analysis | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), Subjective Assessment of Bowel Habits | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTakumi Tochio
BIOSIS Lab. Co., Ltd. CEO
Outcome results
None listed