Development of "Metabarrier" and "Oxibarrier" --- Dietary Supplements Meant for Lifestyle-Related Disease Prevention

We have developed two lifestyle-related disease-prevention supplements, namely “Metabarrier” and “Oxibarrier,” for FUJIFILM Corporation to release in October 2007. “Metabarrier” is a supplement designed for the purpose of reducing internal organ fat. It consists of ingredients that impede sugar and fat absorption, and that promote fat burning. We have confirmed reduction in fat and improvement in enteric areas in our human trial subjects. “Metabarrier” is a mixture of salacia powder, red wine polyphenol, green tea extraction, onion skin extract, and chrome yeast. Among these, the featured element is salacia, an extract from the medicinal plant typically found in Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. “Oxibarrier” is a strikingly unique blend of water and lipid soluble antioxidants that brings about unparalleled synergetic effects. Featured ingredient is our proprietary dry nano-emulsion of astaxanthin. We have confirmed its characteristic antioxidative effect in our human trial for 8 weeks.