Association Between Hydrogen-Rich Water Consumption and Lower Extremity Function in Older Adults Participating in Community Salons: A Prospective Observational Study
Harada Y, Miyakawa M · 2026
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In community-dwelling older adults participating in community salons, routine hydrogen-rich water consumption was associated with improved lower extremity function as measured by CS-30 and gait speed. This source-grounded publication contributes evidence relevant to molecular hydrogen and is retained in a transparent general research category when a more specific study design is not supported by the indexed record.
How Molecular Hydrogen Was Addressed
Hydrogen-rich water was offered by the salon operators as part of routine activities; the research team did not assign participants to consume it. Participants were categorized at baseline according to their usual hydrogen-rich water consumption at the salons (consumers vs non-consumers) and followed for six months.
What the Publication Reported
In community-dwelling older adults participating in community salons, routine hydrogen-rich water consumption was associated with improved lower extremity function as measured by CS-30 and gait speed.
Authors’ Conclusion
The authors concluded that in community-dwelling older adults participating in community salons, routine hydrogen-rich water consumption was associated with improved lower extremity function as measured by CS-30 and gait speed.