The present invention provides a sugar-restricted, high-fat diet for improving chronic kidney disease. In the sugar-restricted, high-fat diet, daily fat intake may be set at 120 g or more based on a real body weight of 50 kg or set at an amount corresponding to 70% or more of the total daily energy intake. The sugar-restricted, high-fat diet can increase glomerular filtration rate and reduce blood creatinine level in chronic kidney disease patients.

The present invention relates to methods of producing a food or malt-based beverage suitable for consumption by a subject with a non-coeliac gastrointestinal sensitivity. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of producing a food or malt-based beverage from barley grain comprising reduced levels of one or more alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors. Also provided is barley grain that can be used in the methods of the invention.

The present invention relates to methods of producing a food or malt-based beverage suitable for consumption by a subject with a non-coeliac gastrointestinal sensitivity. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of producing a food or malt-based beverage from barley grain comprising reduced levels of one or more alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors. Also provided is barley grain that can be used in the methods of the invention.

An agent which can play a comparable or superior role to LS in improvement of intestinal tract function, enhancement of immune function, suppression of production of a putrefactive product, improvement of bowel movement or the like and an agent which can play a role in protection of the intestinal tract from a food emulsifier, a lipid peroxide or the like are provided. An intestinal tract function-improving agent, an immunoenhancing agent, a putrefactive product production-suppressing agent, a bowel movement-improving agent and an intestinal tract protection agent each containing a cyclodextrin as an active ingredient are provided. they can play a comparable or superior role to LS in improvement of intestinal tract function, enhancement of immune function, suppression of production of a putrefactive products, improvement of bowel movement or the like and the agent which can play a role in protection of the intestinal tract from a food emulsifier, a lipid peroxide or the like. Using the agents as an active ingredient, an anti-inflammatory agent, an immunostimulant, a body odor-improving agent, a stool odor-improving agent, a laxative, an intestinal tract protection agent and the like can also be provided.

The invention provides a novel Lactobacillus plantarum NBM-01-07-003, which is scientifically named: Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum NBM-01-07-003, depositary authority: China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC) of the China Committee for Culture Collection of Microorganisms (CCCCM); address: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, NO.1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China; depositary date: Sep. 4, 2018; depositary number: CGMCC No. 16417. The novel Lactobacillus plantarum NBM-01-07-003 has a use of adsorbing metals, and is capable of achieving an efficacy of preventing or/and curing metal poisoning or related complications.

The present invention concerns a food composition for use in preventing nutrients' inadequacies in lactating women with high fiber type dietary patter.

The present invention provides a nutritional composition for use in a weight loss dietary intervention or maintenance of weight, particularly following a dietary intervention, preferably a low caloric diet intervention. The nutritional composition comprises one or more amino acids, or combinations thereof, selected from the group consisting of: proline, histidine, glycine, and/or hydroxyproline, that can be used to help the weight loss in obese subjects that are resistant to weight loss by caloric restricted dietary interventions alone. In addition, the nutritional composition of the invention can be used to help maintain the weight loss, particularly after dietary intervention.

Daily food preparation for use as a therapeutic adjuvant in the diet of patients suffering from neoplasia, including A) a nutritional combination that contains carbohydrates in an amount between 8% and 55% (w/w), proteins in an amount between 7% and 16% (w/w), lipids in an amount between 30% and 81% (w/w); and B) dietary fiber in an amount between 2 and 30 g, the food preparation being characterized by an average caloric content between 15 and 600 Kcal, in which the nutritional combination (A) and the dietary fiber (B) consist of foods of vegetable origin. A further object of the present invention is a kit comprising daily food preparations in accordance with claim 1 for use as a therapeutic adjuvant in the daily diet of patients suffering from neoplasias.

Daily food preparation for use as a therapeutic adjuvant in the diet of patients suffering from neoplasia, including A) a nutritional combination that contains carbohydrates in an amount between 8% and 55% (w/w), proteins in an amount between 7% and 16% (w/w), lipids in an amount between 30% and 81% (w/w); and B) dietary fiber in an amount between 2 and 30 g, the food preparation being characterized by an average caloric content between 15 and 600 Kcal, in which the nutritional combination (A) and the dietary fiber (B) consist of foods of vegetable origin. A further object of the present invention is a kit comprising daily food preparations in accordance with claim 1 for use as a therapeutic adjuvant in the daily diet of patients suffering from neoplasias.

A composition for inhibiting lipofuscin accumulation or removing lipofuscin is disclosed. A Chryseobacterium sp. strain, a lysate of the Chryseobacterium sp. strain, a culture of the Chryseobacterium sp. strain, or an extract of the lysate or culture is included in the composition. The composition provides an anti-aging effect by inhibiting lipofuscin accumulation or removing lipofuscin. The composition also provides an effect of preventing, ameliorating or treating the diseases caused by the lipofuscin accumulation, such as skin hyperpigmentation, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myocardial infarction and age-related macular degeneration.