Examination of the breakfast contents based on the breath hydrogen analysis

Abstract

After having investigated the actual situation of the breakfasts of young women, the breath hydrogen H excretion and subjective symptoms were measured during expiration for six hours after the meal intake the three kinds of examinations meals, A: rice meal, B: bread meal, C: cereals meal in healthy humans for the purpose of clarifying the effectiveness of the breakfast meal. The subjects of the breath hydro-gen analysis were nine young healthy women. The examinations meal A A had a greater intake and quantity of dietary fiber than the other test meals, and a stomach colon reflection occurred earlier, and the total breath H quantity was significantly higher. The small intestine transit time for A was min, B was min, and C was min. The significant difference was seen between A and B p , A and C p , and B and C p . The blood sugar was not influ-enced by the meal. The feeling of hunger of A became stronger than the feeling of a full stomach from minutes. However, the feeling of a full stomach of B at the same level as acalories-in disappeared sooner. In other words, the meal with more car-bohydrates was able to provide a feeling of a full stomach that lasted for a long time. The A food consisting of soup, three side dishes and rice contains more dietary fiber and produces more H , and it is thought that H is involved in the removal of the active ox-ygen. The rice meal for the breakfast is regarded as an effective meal for increasing the breath H production.