Increase in muscle mass associated with the prebiotic effects of 1-kestose in super-elderly patients with sarcopenia

Kentaro TOMINAGA*1), Atsunori TSUCHIYA*1), Oki NAKANO*)1, Yasutoshi KUROKI*)2, Kentaro OKA*2),Ayaka MINEMURA*2), Asami MATSUMOTO*2), Motomichi TAKAHASHI*2), Yoshihiro KADOTA*3),Takumi TOCHIO*3), Yusuke NIWA*1), Tomoaki YOSHIDA*1), Masatoshi SATO*1), Takeshi YOKOO*1),Satoru HASHIMOTO*1), Junji YOKOYAMA*1), Jun MATSUZAWA*4), Katsuya FUJIMORI*4) and Shuji TERAI*1) 1)Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University 2)Central Research Institute, Miyarisan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd 3)Research and Development Center, B Food Science Co., Ltd 4)Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Agano City General Hospital
Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health