Effect of Curdlan Containing Tofu Noodles onDefecation Frequency and Fecal CharacteristicS Of Healthy YoungFemale Volunteers Hisakazu Iino1, Jun Shimizu2,Chinami Shigeno1,
Michiyo Nishimuta1 and Satoshi Innami3 1Department of Life Style Research,Graduate School of Showa Women's University
2Department of Clinical Dietetics & Human Nutrition,Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Josai University
3Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Faculty ofApplied Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture To elucidate the effect of curdlan, a kind ofmicrobial producing indigestible polysaccharides, on the healthbenefit in human, one pack of Tofu noodles containing 7.5g ofcurdlan was given to 28 healthy young female students daily for twoweeks. The each subject was obliged to note 6 items to estimatedaily defecation habits on the health condition recording paper fortwo weeks of ordinary meal (control period) and of the test foodperiod. The present study seemed to revealed that the ingestion ofcurdlan containing Tofu noodles might be effective forsignificantly increasing the scores of 5 parameters compared tothose of the control period ; defecation frequency (p<0.009),fecal quantity (number of model tube, p<0.002),fecal volume(consciousness, p<0.008), physical sensation after defecation(p<0.001 ) and stool type (p<0.003). These results suggestthat curdlan may act to improve the defecation frequency and theother fecal characteristics in human.
Key words: curdlan, Tofu noodles, defecation frequency, fecalcharacteristics, healthy young female volunteers. |
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