Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine  2017;14(1):23-26

doi:10.1625/jcam.14.23

Effects of the Intake of Fruits Granola on Defecation and Quality of Life

Hoko KYO ; Hisano HASEBE ; Katsuyuki ISHIHARA ; Masayoshi ITO ; Kazuo UEBABA ; Nobutaka SUZUKI

Keywords

Fruits granola; Defecation; QOL

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Abstract

In order to investigate the effects of fruits granola intake on defecation and quality of life (QOL), 20 females (mean age: 20.0 ± 1.1 y.o.) with frequency of defecation of less than 5 times per week were selected for this open study. Daily intake of 50 g of fruits granola was used as a substitute staple food for 2 weeks, and changes in defecation and QOL were compared before and after the procedure. The results showed that, compared with the pre-intake period, the frequency of defecation and the amount of defecation increased after fruits granola intake (p = 0.014, p = 0.024), and improvement of QOL (p = 0.011) was also observed. We conclude that, a continuous intake of fruits granola can improve defecation, and also improve quality of life.