Research Article

Body Weight Management in Healthy Humans Using Low-Sugar and High-Dietary Fiber Noodles : A Single Group Pre-Post Trial

Table 2

Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria
(i) Persons judged as healthy
 Persons not currently going to the hospital and not taking medication
 Persons with no history of serious medical and nervous system disease
(ii) Persons with high fasting blood glucose levels (100–125 mg/dL)
(iii) Persons who give voluntary written consent to participate in the trial

Exclusion criteria
(i) Persons who take any dietary supplements, quasi drugs, or medicines, which can cause the same or similar effects as the supplements evaluated in this study
(ii) Persons who have changed their habits with respect to supplement or cosmetic use within the past 4 weeks
(iii) Persons who work in the night shift or both day and night shift
(iv) Persons who have been treated for their condition or prevention in a clinic with their informed consent
(v) Persons with the following medical histories: skin disease or atopic dermatitis, serious diseases of glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, or hepatic function, and abnormal renal, cardiovascular, circulatory, respiratory, endocrine, or immune function, or mental illness
(vi) Persons with a medical history of alcoholism or drug addiction
(vii) Persons at risk of an allergic reaction to food
(viii) Persons who are pregnant, breast-feeding, or hope to become pregnant during the study period
(ix) Persons who are participating in or will participate in any other clinical trial
(x) Persons who are not judged suitable for participation by the investigator

The inclusion and exclusion criteria were similar to those described by Nagae et al. [17] with some modifications.