Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study to evaluate the effects of beta-1,3/1,6 glucan on stress associated with daily lifestyle in healthy subjects | Functional Foods in Health and Disease - Online ISSN: 2160-3855; Print ISSN: 2378-7007 Skip to main content Skip to main navigation menu Skip to site footer Open Menu Functional Foods in Health and Disease - Online ISSN: 2160-3855; Print ISSN: 2378-7007 Home Food Science Publisher Functional Food Center Current Archives About About the Journal Aims and Scope Contact Editing Services Editorial Team Express Peer Review Graphical Abstract Journal Insights Privacy Statement Submissions Announcements Search Search Register Login Home / Archives / Vol. 5 No. 5 (2015): May 2015 / Short Report Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study to evaluate the effects of beta-1,3/1,6 glucan on stress associated with daily lifestyle in healthy subjects Authors Yoshihiko Ojiri Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan Hiroshi Endoh Faculty of Education and Graduate School of Education, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan Tadashi Okumoto Faculty of Human Health Sciences, Meio University, Nago, Okinawa 905-8585, Japan Kazushi Atsuta Chuko Awamori Distillery Co., Ltd., Tomigusuku, Okinawa 901-0235, Japan Orie Yoshinari The Japanese Institute for Health Food Standards, 6-26-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan Hiroyoshi Moriyama The Japanese Institute for Health Food Standards, 6-26-12 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan DOI: https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v5i5.179 Abstract Background: Fatigue is attributable to physical and psychological stress. Fatigue is also a common symptom which occurs in both sick and healthy individuals. Although its mechanism of cause is complex, fatigue from stress is known to affect the existing equilibrium of the immune system. However, nutrition, such as beta-1,3/1,6 glucan, has been reported to play an important role in regulating stress and fatigue states, via modulating a weakened immune system. In this study, a popular and healthy beverage in Okinawa, Japan, containing a soluble baker’s yeast in black koji vinegar (Moromisu), was provided to healthy subjects with a non-strenuous daily lifestyle. Results: By performing statistical analysis on the results of the Profile of Mood States (POMS) survey, we observed that overall study results (n=14) demonstrated significant differences in fatigue and confusion in the POMS factors. Conclusions: In this study we confirmed that beta-1,3/1,6 glucan improved some of the factors related to stress and fatigue, as indicated by evaluation of POMS survey results. Key Words: Beta-1,3/1,6-glucan, vinegar, POMS, stress Downloads [Abstract] [Full Article] Published 2015-05-27 Issue Vol. 5 No. 5 (2015): May 2015 Section Short Report License Authors retain the copyright of their articles and grant the Functional Food Center (FFC) and its journals the right of first publication under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, including commercial use, provided the original author(s) and source are properly credited. Authors may post and share their published work freely, provided that the original publication in this journal is acknowledged. By submitting to this journal, authors confirm that their manuscripts are original, not under consideration elsewhere, and that they hold the necessary rights to grant this license. The Functional Food Center encourages open scientific exchange and allows derivative and extended works, provided attribution to the original publication is maintained. About the Journal      Editing Services      Graphical Abstract      Journal Insights        Submissions        Editorial Team       Privacy Statement        Contact        Current        Archives   Open Journal Systems Hosting and Support by: OpenJournalSystems.com