Calpis Co., Ltd.

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Akihiro Masuyama

Toshiaki Takano

Yoshinori Moriyama

Seiji Tsuboi

Masaaki Yasui

Hiroshi Yoshikawa

Hidetoshi Morita

Kohji Ohki

Masahiko Nomura

Tadashi Shinoda

Hidehiko Baba

Tatsuhiko Hirota

Teppei Nakamura

Keita Ueno

Toshiyuki Kai

Hidehiko Yokogoshi

Chiaki Yoshimura

Yuji Naito

Hiroshi Ichikawa

Satomi Akagiri

Toshikazu Yoshikawa

Hiroshi c/o Laboratory Of Food Science Yoshikawa

Hidetoshi c/o Laboratory Of Food Science Morita

An accelerating agent for elimination of dioxins which comprises, as an active ingredient, a microorganism having an activity of accelerating elimination of dioxins in the body to the outside of the body.

Dioxin elimination promoter

The invention provides functional food and beverage that produce, through oral intake, a promotive effect on normal epidermal keratinization, and an epidermal differentiation and keratinization promoter for use in such functional food and beverage. The epidermal differentiation and keratinization promoter of the present invention contains, as an active component, fermented milk whey obtained by fermentation of milk with bacteria including lactic acid bacteria, such as. The functional food and beverage for promoting epidermal keratinization of the present invention contains the epidermal differentiation and keratinization promoter.

Promoter of differentiation and keratinization of epidermic cell and functional beverage/food for promotion of keratinization of epidermis

Disclosed are agents for phase-adjusting or enhancing the amplitude of an endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm and for improving a circadian rhythm, as well as functional food containing such an agent, which may prevent or ameliorate various symptoms, such as sleep disorder or prolonged sleep latency. The agent contains whey as the active component.

Functional food for ameliorating endogenous melatonin secretion rhythm and functional food for ameliorating circadian rhythm

The present invention provides an agent for preventing or suppressing hepatic dysfunction which may be taken daily and continuously, has excellent safety, and is capable of effectively preventing and/or suppressing hepatic dysfunction, such as hepatocellular necrosis, and functional food, such as foods for specified health uses, for preventing or suppressing hepatic dysfunction containing this agent. The agent for preventing or suppressing hepatic dysfunction of the present invention contains whey as the active component, and the functional food for preventing or suppressing hepatic dysfunction contains the agent for preventing or suppressing hepatic dysfunction.

Agent for preventing or suppressing hepatopathy and functional food for preventing or suppressing hepatopathy

An anti-stress agent and functional food containing the anti-stress agent and having an anti-stress effect, which contain as an effective ingredient fermented sour milk prepared by, for example, fermenting animal milk starting material with lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus, which can be taken repeatedly and daily without any problems with safety, and which can mitigate and prevent mental and physical symptoms caused by stress.

Anti-stress drugs and functional foods having anti-stress effects

The invention provides a method for reducing stress comprising administering an anti-stress agent winch can be administered repeatedly and daily without any problems with safety, and which can mitigate and prevent mental and physical symptoms cause by stress. The anti-stress gent comprises as an effective ingredient a tripeptide, particularly Ile-Pro-Pro and/or Val-Pro-Pro and/or a salt thereof, having angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity.

Antistress agents and functional foods

A physiologically functional food having brain function-improving, learning ability-enhancing and memory-enhancing functions, which comprises as an active ingredient a lactic acid bacterium fermented milk, a lactic acid bacterium and yeast co-fermented milk, or a treated product thereof, or a mixture thereof, optionally also including a pharmaceutically or nutritionally acceptable carrier or diluent.

Physiologically functional food having brain function-improving, learning ability-enhancing, and memory-enhancing functions

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Sagamihara, Japan

Akihiro Masuyama