Questionnaire Survey on the Subjective Effects of a Lactoferrin Supplement
10.1625/jcam.9.121
- VernacularTitle:ラクトフェリン含有食品の摂取による風邪，胃腸炎への影響―アンケート調査
- Author:
Hirotsugu ODA
;
Manabu NAKANO
;
Hiroyuki WAKABAYASHI
;
Koji YAMAUCHI
;
Tomohiro TOIDA
;
Keiji IWATSUKI
;
Tetsuya MATSUMOTO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lactoferrin;
cold;
gastroenteritis
- From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2012;9(2):121-128
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Objective: We investigated subjective effects of a lactoferrin (LF) -containing supplement on cold-like symptoms and gastroenteritis symptoms.
Method: Healthy women were divided into a LF-consumption group and a non-consumption group. The former intaked LF-containing tablets for 90 days. Subjects filled out questionnaires about cold-like symptoms, gastroenteritis symptoms, and drug use.
Results: Significant decreases were found in the onset of cold-like symptoms and gastroenteritis symptoms in the LF-consumption group compared with non-consumption group.
Conclusion: These results suggest the possibility that LF intake inhibits the onset of common cold and gastroenteritis.
