Efficacy and Safety of Sakurajima Radish in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Phase IIb Randomized, Three-Period Crossover Trial

Akihiro Tokushige, Yuichi Akasaki, Keisuke Shibata, Takashi Sakoda, Akari Tajima, Takashi Kajiya, Naohiro Shirasawa, Narisato Hamada, Akiko Yoshikawa, Kazuyuki Kubota, Tsuminori Yamashita, Kenjuro Higo, Takuro Kubozono, Kouta Funakoshi, Ryota Kawai, Hisako Yoshida, Ayumi Shintani, Katsuko Kajiya, Mitsuru Ohishi

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DOI: 10.3390/nu18111801
Published: 2026-06-03
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@article{allodium:10.3390/nu18111801,
  title = {Efficacy and Safety of Sakurajima Radish in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Phase IIb Randomized, Three-Period Crossover Trial},
  author = {Akihiro Tokushige and Yuichi Akasaki and Keisuke Shibata and Takashi Sakoda and Akari Tajima and Takashi Kajiya and Naohiro Shirasawa and Narisato Hamada and Akiko Yoshikawa and Kazuyuki Kubota and Tsuminori Yamashita and Kenjuro Higo and Takuro Kubozono and Kouta Funakoshi and Ryota Kawai and Hisako Yoshida and Ayumi Shintani and Katsuko Kajiya and Mitsuru Ohishi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nutrients},
  doi = {10.3390/nu18111801},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18111801}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy and Safety of Sakurajima Radish in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Phase IIb Randomized, Three-Period Crossover Trial
AU  - Akihiro Tokushige
AU  - Yuichi Akasaki
AU  - Keisuke Shibata
AU  - Takashi Sakoda
AU  - Akari Tajima
AU  - Takashi Kajiya
AU  - Naohiro Shirasawa
AU  - Narisato Hamada
AU  - Akiko Yoshikawa
AU  - Kazuyuki Kubota
AU  - Tsuminori Yamashita
AU  - Kenjuro Higo
AU  - Takuro Kubozono
AU  - Kouta Funakoshi
AU  - Ryota Kawai
AU  - Hisako Yoshida
AU  - Ayumi Shintani
AU  - Katsuko Kajiya
AU  - Mitsuru Ohishi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Nutrients
DO  - 10.3390/nu18111801
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18111801
ER  -

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Tokushige, A., Akasaki, Y., Shibata, K., Sakoda, T., Tajima, A., Kajiya, T., Shirasawa, N., Hamada, N., Yoshikawa, A., Kubota, K., Yamashita, T., Higo, K., Kubozono, T., Funakoshi, K., Kawai, R., Yoshida, H., Shintani, A., Kajiya, K., & Ohishi, M. (2026). Efficacy and Safety of Sakurajima Radish in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Phase IIb Randomized, Three-Period Crossover Trial. Nutrients. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18111801

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