Health Promotion by Antioxidants

Authors

  • Hoyoku Nishino KyotoPrefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566
  • Michiaki Murakoshi KyotoPrefectural University of Medicine, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566
  • Yoshiko Satomi SuzukaUniversity of Medical Science Minamitamagaki-cho 3500-3, Suzuka, Mie 513-8670

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31989/ffhd.v1i12.105

Abstract

Background: Various antioxidnats from daily foods are expected to prevent lifestyle-related diseases. For example, natural carotenoid beta-cryptoxanthin seems to be a promising antioxidant, and based upon epidemiological data it was shown to be a possible cancer preventing agent. For this reason, we chose to study beta-cryptoxanthin more extensively.

Methods and Results: From the result of clinical trial using beta-cryptoxanthin-enriched Mandarin orange juice, it was proven to potentiate the preventive activity of multi-carotenoid mixture against liver cancer in the patients with chronic viral hepatitis-induced liver cirrhosis. Furthermore, beta-cryptoxanthin also has preventive activity against alcohol-induced gamma-GTP elevation, and obesity.

Conclusion: An antioxidant beta -cryptoxanthin seems to be valuable for health promotion.

Key words: beta-Cryptoxanthin, Health promotion, Liver cancer prevention, Prevention of alcohol-induced gamma-GTP elevation, Prevention of obesity.

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Published

2011-12-30

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 12 (2011): December 2011

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Research Articles

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