Effect of daily intake of the test food on serum lipid levels and body compositio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Age: between 20 and 59 years old , Body mass index (BMI): above 25 and less than 30 adult men and women

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000036926
• Lead Sponsor: Seiichiro Aoe Otsuma Women's University Faculty of Home Economics Department Food Science

Brief Summary

Kombu supplementation was shown to reduce body fat ratio and body weight in obese men. It was found that kombu supplementation decreased serum LDL-cholesterol levels in obese men and women. In addition, thyroid hormone levels were not influenced by daily intake of 1 mg iodine in kombu supplement.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-03
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Results First Posted: 2020-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

(1) The person with severe disease in the liver, kidney, heart, lung, digestive organs, blood, endocrine, and urology. (2) The person who is undergoing therapeutic treatment or take a drug at the time of informed consent agreement. (3) Person having food or drug allergy, hypersensitivity, or those medical history. (4) Person who cannot eat kelp (5) Person who eats FOSHU, Foods with Function Claims, Supplement, So-called health food rich in dietary fiber daily. (6) Person who is controlled or limited iodine intake. (7) Person who drinks excessive alcohol (above 30g/day as alcohol). (8) Person with abnormal food habit or irregular life style such as shifts workers or late-night workers. (9) Person participating in an examination to apply an intake of other food and the examination using the drug, person with the intention of the participation within 4 weeks or after informed consent agreement of present test. (10) Men who carried out the whole blood donation of 400ml from start of this test three months ago. (11) Women who carried out the whole blood donation of 400ml from start of this test four months ago. (12) Person who judged an examination responsibility doctor to be inappropriate as a subject

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visceral fat area

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum lipids (total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, Triglyceride), Body weight, Body mass index (BMI), Body composition