Licorice Flavonoid Oil Effects Body Weight Loss by Reduction of Body Fat Mass in Overweight Subjects
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- Tominaga Yuji
- Functional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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- Mae Tatsumasa
- Functional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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- Kitano Mitsuaki
- Life Science Research Laboratories, Life Science RD Center, Kaneka Corporation
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- Sakamoto Yoshiro
- Kamiitabashi Clinic
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- Ikematsu Hideyuki
- Haradoi Hospital
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- Nakagawa Kaku
- Functional Food Ingredients Division, Kaneka Corporation
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Licorice flavonoid oil (LFO) is a new dietary ingredient for functional foods consisting of licorice hydrophobic polyphenols in medium-chain triglycerides (MCT). In an effective dose finding study conducted previously, LFO has exhibited a dose-dependent body fat-reducing effect. Here we report the weight-reducing effect of LFO in a placebo-controlled, double-blind, long-term (12 weeks) ingestion study at 300 mg/day, the minimal effective dose observed in the dose finding study. A total of 103 overweight subjects [body mass index (BMI): 24-30] completed this study and were analyzed. Body weight increased in the placebo group, but was maintained at close to pre-ingestion level in the LFO group, resulting in significant (p < 0.05) differences in the changes in body weight and BMI between the LFO group and the placebo group at each time-point. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurement of body fat indicated that the weight-reducing effect was attributable to reduced body fat. No clinically significant adverse events occurred during the 12-week ingestion period. To confirm the safety of LFO for practical use we also conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind safety study in 40 overweight subjects with a 4-week excessive ingestion at 1800 mg/day; 6 times the dose of the 300 mg/day study that exhibited a weight-reducing effect. No clinically significant adverse events occurred during the 4-week ingestion period. Based on these findings in both human studies it was shown that LFO is a safe ingredient for functional foods even for long-term or excessive ingestion, with a potential weight-reducing effect. <br>
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- JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE
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JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE 52 (6), 672-683, 2006
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- CRID
- 1390282679474861312
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- NII論文ID
- 110004863672
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- NII書誌ID
- AA11316464
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- ISSN
- 13475207
- 13449702
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- NDL書誌ID
- 8548591
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