Influence of the Special Processing Rice on the Factors of Lifestyle Related Disease

Hoko Kyo; Nobutaka Suzuki; Toshiki Enomoto; Tetsurou Urata; Keita Sutoh; Koji Usumi; Kazuo Uebaba

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Influence of the Special Processing Rice on the Factors of Lifestyle Related Disease

VernacularTitle:特殊精米技術を用いたお米の生活習慣病関連因子への影響
Author: Hoko KYO ¹ ; Nobutaka SUZUKI ² ; Toshiki ENOMOTO ² ; Tetsurou URATA ³ ; Keita SUTOH ¹ ; Koji USUMI ⁴ ; Kazuo UEBABA ⁴
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1. Medical Corporation HOSPY Group, Urata Clinic
2. Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clinical Research and Development,Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science
3. Department of Food Science, Ishikawa Prefectural University
4. Life Science Institute Co.,Ltd.
Keywords: rice; aleurone layer; Lifestyle related disease; blood pressure; HbA1c
From:Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2018;15(2):103-108
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: In this study, we examined the influence of a newly developed Plenus kinme rice on blood pressure and plasma HbA1c value. Twenty five subjects without serious disease were recruited, and 24 subjects were analyzed. After the consumption of musen rice for 8 weeks (control group), Plenus kinme rice was administrated for 16 weeks (test group). The results were as follows: in the test group, systolic blood pressure decreased significantly (p=0.008) and the plasma HbA1c level decreased significantly by stratified analysis (p=0.003). Furthermore, Plenus kinme rice improved several mibyou constitutions such as Gentleness type, Qi-deficiency type, Phlegm-wetness type, Wet-heat type and Qi-depression type. It was concluded that the Plenus kinme rice may be useful for prevention of lifestyle related diseases. Further study will be needed to confirm these effects.