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RISK REDUCTION OF LIFESTYLE‐RELATED DISEASES IN YOUNG ADULTS ON SOY‐ OR FISH‐RICH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MEALS
Author(s) -
Yamaoka S,
Fujimoto M,
Mori M,
Mori H,
Yamori Y
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04787.x
Subject(s) - fish <actinopterygii> , isoflavones , significant difference , medicine , zoology , biology , fishery
SUMMARY1 One hundred and sixty‐four female junior college students aged 18–24 were randomized into three groups, with each group consuming a specified lunch for 5 weeks: group C (ordinary school lunch; K), group S (K + soy‐rich lunch containing more than 40 mg soy isoflavones) and group F (K + fish containing more than 700 mg DHA). 2 Of the 157 subjects who completed the study (46 from group C, 54 from group S and 57 from group F), triglycerides (TG) in subjects of S and F groups were significantly decreased from the baseline ( P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively), and a significant intergroup difference was observed between C and F groups ( P < 0.05). Body fat percentage (BFP) was significantly increased from the baseline in group C ( P < 0.01), and a significant intergroup difference was observed in the amount of change between groups C and S. 3 The TG of subjects with BFP greater than or equal to 28% were significantly decreased from the baseline in S and F groups ( P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively). The TG of subjects with BFP less than 28% did not decrease significantly. 4 Diets enriched with soy or fish could effectively reduce the risk of lifestyle‐related diseases in adolescent Japanese women.