New evidence of blueberry extract in relieving eye fatigue

Recently, omunika, the leading manufacturer of functional food materials in Japan, conducted a randomized controlled clinical trial (RCT) with bilberry extract continuously to confirm the effectiveness of bilberry in relieving eye fatigue From January 2015 to February 2017, the series of research has been published with 4 papers available for reference According to a media, omunika's blueberry extract powder "milt Argos" improves the bioavailability and the intestinal absorption rate of anthocyanin glycosides through patented methods during the extraction process The blueberry derived anthocyanin contained in the extract as a functional component has been successfully applied for a number of functional labeling foods The company first published its RCT achievement papers on the material in January 2015, and until December 2016, four papers had been published, respectively in the new Ophthalmology, pharmacology and treatment and other academic journals reviewed by Japanese domestic peers All RCTs were developed around the raw material "milt Argos" to verify that the raw material has a significant relaxing effect on eye fatigue caused by computer (PC) operation and video display terminal (VDT) operation It is understood that the latest paper was jointly published by Ono Chongzhao, Ishida Jin and other famous experts in the field of Ophthalmology, Professor of medical research, Graduate School of Hokkaido University, Japan Why do we repeatedly carry out randomized controlled trials to verify the specific functions of the raw materials, said Gao Weikui, President of omnika: "each paper will bring new challenges, and it is very important to face and explore the new challenges in future research." The results of four studies for the first time suggested that 160 mg "milt Argos" in one day could effectively alleviate the eye fatigue related to VDT In the second study, eye fatigue was induced under the same conditions to verify the lower limit of effective intake, which was 107 mg / day (40 mg converted to Anthocyanin) In the third study, the relieving effect of eye fatigue was still explored under the same conditions This study mainly verified three aspects: the period up to the effective intake; different from the dosage form in the second report, the effectiveness and equivalence after intake; the effectiveness of "milt Argos" intake, as well as the correlation with the concentration of anthocyanin in the blood In the latest fourth study, the intake of the raw material was positively correlated with the concentration of anthocyanin in the blood, further confirming that the chronic eye fatigue symptoms of people with high concentration of anthocyanin in the blood were relieved.