RISK REDUCTION OF LIFESTYLE-RELATED DISEASES IN YOUNG ADULTS ON SOY- OR FISH-RICH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MEALS

• Published in: Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology Vol. 34; no. s1; pp. S79 - S81
• Main Authors: Yamaoka, S, Fujimoto, M, Mori, M, Mori, H, Yamori, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01-11-2007
• Subjects: body fat percentage; fish-rich diet; nutritional intervention study; soy isoflavone; soy-rich diet; triglyceride
• ISSN: 0305-1870; 1440-1681
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04787.x

SUMMARY
1
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.