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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 |
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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 |
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