Agent for increasing testosterone level
AssigneesTohoku University, J-Oil Mills, Inc.
InventorsMichio Komai, Hitoshi Shirakawa, Yusuke Ohsaki, Tadashi Takumi, Asagi Ito, Toshiro Sato, Rumi Ozaki
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Abstract
Provided is a substance which is a safer and more commonly-consumed food ingredient that increase the testosterone level. The testosterone enhancer of the invention comprises vitamin K as an active ingredient. The vitamin is preferably menaquinone-4 and/or menaquinone-7. This enhancer is useful as pharmaceutical agents, supplements, health foods or functional foods for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of a condition or disease induced by the decreased testosterone level.
Claims5
A method of enhancing testosterone, including the step of administering a composition comprising vitamin K to a person in need of testosterone excluding a person suffering from a disease associated with dementia, to enhance testosterone.
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