北海道産赤ビーツによる便通異常の改善効果についての検討

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千葉　健史1)#, 髙栗　郷1)#, 金田　京介1), 戸上　紘平1), 菅原　俊継1), 相川　武司1),
秋野　利郎2), 西村　太輔3), 山岸　丈洋1), 丁野　純男1)*

1)〒006-8585 北海道札幌市手稲区前田7条15丁目4-1　北海道科学大学 
北の大地ライフサイエンス創生研究所
2)〒103-0012 東京都中央区日本橋堀留町2-6-6　ライフサイエンスビル9F 
株式会社ライフ・サイエンス研究所
3)〒069-0815 北海道江別市野幌末広町16-4-102 合同会社アグマリンプロテック

Effect of Red Beet on Japanese Women with Abnormal Bowel Movement

Takeshi Chiba1)#, Akira Takaguri1)#, Kyosuke Kaneda1), Kohei Togami1), Toshitsugu Sugawara1), Takeshi Aikawa1), 
Toshiro Akino2), Daisuke Nishimura3), Takehiro Yamagishi1), Sumio Chono1)*
1)Creation Research Institute of Life Science in KITA-no-DAICHI, Hokkaido University of Science, 15-4-1 Maeda 7-jo, 
Teine-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido, 006-8585, Japan
2)Life Science Institute Co.,Ltd., 2-6-6, Nihombashi-Horidomecho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0012, Japan
3)AgmarineProtech, LCC., 16-4-102　Nopporosuehirocho, Ebetsu-shi, Hokkaido, 069-0815, Japan

Received July 8, 2021, Accepted July , 2021

 

The prevalence of constipation in Japan increases with aging and is more common in women, particularly aged 20 to 60 years. Chronic constipation is characterized by abnormal bowel movement consistency, and frequency. Importantly, it is recognized that abnormal bowel movement decreases quality of life. It has been reported that raffinose and betacyanin extracted from red beet exhibit improvement effect of intestinal environment and antioxidant effect, respectively. However, the improvement effect of red beet on abnormal bowel movement remains unknown. In this study, we examined the effect of red beet grown in Hokkaido on women with abnormal bowel movement. The human subject was taken the red beet tablet before breakfast and dinner for 4 weeks. The subject kept a record daily of frequency of bowel movement and was taken urine to measure indican concentration once every two weeks. Red beet tablet did not exhibit the improvement effect of abnormal bowel movement in the subject. On the other hand, in a subgroup analysis of ten subjects with more severe abnormal bowel movement, the frequency of bowel movement was significantly increased from 2 weeks to one month after taking red beet tablet compared to before taking. In addition, urine indican tend to be decreased by taking red beet tablet. These data suggest that red beet have an improvement effect on abnormal bowel movement. In summary, red beet is a promising food material for the improvement of abnormal bowel movement.

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Keywords: red beet / raffinose / dietary fiber / constipation / urine indicant