Discovered anti-aging agents in brown algae 2001-11-28
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People who want to live young and long have the same mind as before and now. Recently, a new substance that suppresses aging has been discovered in brown algae living on the coast of Korea, drawing attention.
Reporter Lee Chan-hwi covered it.
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It is 'VNP One', a new substance found and extracted by a scientist from a brown algae growing off the coast after 10 years of effort.
Yonsei University's Department of Food and Nutrition analyzed the ingredients and found that polyphenols, an anti-aging ingredient, are about six times more than anti-aging drugs developed so far.
{Lee Sung-woo/Ph.D. in Science}
"The brown algae found this time are the most distributed in Korea in the world and have a considerable concentration, so they are economical."
I'm a housewife in her 50s who has been suffering from degenerative arthritis for the past five years.
{Kim Jung-ae/Arthritis patient.Seodaemun-gu, Seoul}
"My knees were swollen and painful, so it was hard to walk. My fingers hurt, so I couldn't squeeze out the laundry or anything."
However, after taking VNP1 for a month, knee and finger pain disappeared like a wash.
In particular, in clinical trials on 1,000 patients with arthritis and dementia, 85% of arthritis and 75% of dementia improved.
{Park Hyung-sun/Director of Medicine at Dongdang Oriental Medicine Hospital}
"I have arthritis in my knee, which seems to have a significant effect on reducing pain or removing swelling."
By decomposing arteriosclerotic substances accumulated in fat and blood vessels in the blood, VNP sources accelerate blood flow and provide blood to every corner of the body, improving various geriatric diseases.
In particular, VNP1 was not only proven to be safe by the U.S. FDA in September, but was also adopted as an aging treatment program for next year by the National Institute of Aging.
Reporter Lee Chan Hwi
chanhwi@sbs.co.kr
Yahoo! Korean Dictionary
Galjo-leaved (褐藻類) [-Jo-] (botany and botanical name) Green-brown or light-brown sea 藻. Seaweed and kelp belong to this, and are used as raw materials for food and iodine. brown algae. a brown algae plant.
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