Research on Foods and Ingredients That Contribute to Maintenance and Improvement of Mental Health
- VernacularTitle:こころの健康の維持・改善に寄与する食品・成分に関する調査研究
- Author:
Kazunaga YAZAWA
1
;
Naoko TAKAMIZAWA
1
Author Information
- Keywords: mood food; complementary and alternative medicine food; preventive medicine; mental health; functional food
- From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2024;21(1):15-22
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: We comprehensively investigated the clinical reports that examined the efficacy of functional ingredients in healthy individuals. As a result, of the 25 literature articles ultimately reviewed, one intervention trial each on reduced coenzyme Q10, black soybean seeds, inulin, rosemary extract, theanine, fermented ginseng, arctigenin, sulforaphane, curcumin and Vitamin E, tongkat ali, Apocynum venetum Leaf Extract, matured Red ginseng txtract, hotrienol, vitamin C, soy protein enzyme hydrolysate, 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol, chlorogenic acid, succulent plant caralluma fimbriata extract, and L-ornithine, two on fish oil, two on citric acid, and two on enzyme-treated asparagus extract were reported.
