Examination of Several FOSHU Used in Hypercholesterolemia
10.1625/jcam.5.183
- VernacularTitle:特定保健用食品「コレステロールが高めの方に適する」表示をした食品について
- Author:
Hirotaka HAYASHI
;
Satoshi OHNO
;
Takanari ARAI
;
Nobutaka SUZUKI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
food for specified health use;
cholesterol;
chitosan;
Plantago psyllium seed coat-derived dietary fiber;
phospholipid-binding soybean peptide;
phytosterol;
phytosterol ester;
alginate sodium;
soybean protein
- From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2008;5(3):183-196
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Among “food for specified health use” (FOSHU), approximately 100 are indicated in the treatment of life-style related diseases related to hypercholesterolemia; in the present review we describe the safety and effectiveness of several of these foods.
