Health Effects of Electrolyzed Hydrogen Water for the Metabolic Syndrome and Pre-Metabolic Syndrome: A 3-Month Randomized Controlled Trial and Subsequent Analyses.
Reiko Moribe, Marina Minami, Ryoji Hirota, Naw Awn J-P, Shigeru Kabayama, Masamitsu Eitoku, Keiko Yamasaki, Hajime Kuroiwa, Narufumi Suganuma · Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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In 181 participants with metabolic syndrome or pre-metabolic syndrome, although no significant difference was observed, several positive results were found in the participants who engaged in a high level of physical activity.
What the Researchers Studied
The study examined 181 participants with metabolic syndrome or pre-metabolic syndrome.
How Molecular Hydrogen Was Used
The source material available to H2HUBB did not provide enough detail to identify the molecular hydrogen administration method.
What the Researchers Found
Among the group that drank EHW for 3 months, those who also engaged in a high level of physical activity showed a significant difference in waist circumference reduction. Although no significant difference was observed, several positive results were found in the participants who engaged in a high level of physical activity.
H₂ Mechanisms / Biological Findings
The source material reviewed did not establish a specific molecular hydrogen mechanism for the reported findings.
Authors’ Conclusion
The authors concluded that based on the result, the researchers suggest that, among participants in the study who suffered from metabolic syndrome and pre-metabolic syndrome in which the level of active oxygen species is said to be higher than in healthy subjects, the group that consumed EHW and also engaged in a high level of physical activity experienced a suppressed or reduced increase in active oxygen species.