THE EFFECTS ON THE HUMAN BODY OF BREATHING AIR POSSESSING 30 OXYGEN- EFFECTS ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS, BODY WEIGHT/BODY FAT RATIOS, VISUAL ACUITY STRATUM CORNEUM RENEWAL

摘要

This research studies the physiological changes that occur when breathing oxygen-enriched air. Glucose levels, body weight, body fat ratios and visual acuity were selected as evaluation items. Glucose levels were significantly lowered in 3 out of 9 test subjects after they breathed oxygen-enriched air. 5 out of 14 subjects exhibited statistically significant decreases in body weight and body fat ratios. Although improvements in visual acuity were observed in 3 out of 13 subjects, the differences recorded were not considered to be statistically significant. When breathing oxygen-enriched air, 4 out of 10 subjects exhibited an improvement in stratum corneum renewal speed (turnover). The 8OH-dG content in urine was measured to observe the impact of oxidative stress. For a period of 24 hours commencing immediately after breathing oxygen-enriched air, measurement of 8OH-dG in the urine, an indicator of active oxygen generation, did not exhibit any significant increases among test subjects.