Food containing histidine and use thereof
AssigneeAjinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsTetsuro Shibakusa, Mayu Sugita, Ikuko Sasahara, Naoto Koyama, Shinobu Seki
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Abstract
Ingesting a food etc. which is in a unit package form per meal and contains, in the unit, not less than 0.3 g of histidine as an ingestion amount per meal is effective for improving mental energy and biorhythm.
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A method of improving mental energy, which comprises administering not less than 0.3 g of histidine as an ingestion amount per meal to a human subject in need thereof, wherein said subject exhibits a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of not less than 6 and/or a factor T score of not less than 60 points in Profile of Mood Sates (POMS),
- wherein said histidine is administered in a liquid composition which comprises histidine in an amount not less than 3 w/v % wherein said subject is a human of 45 years old to less than 65 years old.
A method of improving biorhythm, which comprises administering not less than 0.3 g of histidine as an ingestion amount per meal to a human subject in need thereof, wherein said subject exhibits a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of not less than 6 and/or a factor T score of not less than 60 points in Profile of Mood Sates (POMS),
- wherein said histidine is administered in a liquid composition which comprises histidine in an amount not less than 3 w/v % wherein said subject is a human of 45 years old to less than 65 years old.
A method of improving mental energy, which comprises administering not less than 0.3 g of histidine as an ingestion amount per meal to a human subject in need thereof, wherein said subject exhibits a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of not less than 6 and/or a factor T score of not less than 60 points in Profile of Mood Sates (POMS),
- wherein said histidine is administered in an amount of not less than 1.6 grams per day and wherein said subject is a human of 45 years old to less than 65 years old.
A method of improving biorhythm, which comprises administering not less than 0.3 g of histidine as an ingestion amount per meal to a human subject in need thereof, wherein said subject exhibits a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of not less than 6 and/or a factor T score of not less than 60 points in Profile of Mood Sates (POMS),
- wherein said histidine is administered in an amount of not less than 1.6 grams per day and wherein said subject is a human of 45 years old to less than 65 years old.
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