Nattome, a gut health and wellness brand has launched The Gut Show awareness campaign featuring expert sharing session and release of first clinical study in Malaysia on the efficacy of fermented soybean for gut health.
The event was held at The Gardens Theatre, The Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur on July 16, 2024.
Nattome founder and CEO Jon Lai said the company collaborated with UCSI University to conduct an independent research which led to the unveiling of the first clinical study ever in Malaysia on the efficacy of fermented soybean in treating gut health problems, especially for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) relief.
Fermented soy bean is the key ingredient present in Nattome’s food-based solutions, used in the research.
“Nattome’s key products Stomach Food and R&R (Repair and Relief) supplementation is crafted from entirely natural food ingredients and mainly fermented soybeans – the patented component derived from Japanese fermentation technology.
“Nattome poses these six major benefits including optimizing gastric pH value, strengthening gastric lining and immune system, soothing heartburn, improving indigestion, relieving bloating and promoting gut health,” said Lai.
Lai shared his own journey of suffering from severe gut health issues during his during his earlier working years. Not a fan of non-natural solutions nor medication, Lai was looking for more au naturale treatments which led him to incept Nattome and innovate a scientifically-backed range of food-based products to help Malaysians manage stomach-related issues.
UCSI University medicine and health sciences faculty head Asst Prof Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat provided insights into the role of natural functional foods in treating GRED naturally.
“Functional foods are not just about nutrition; they are about natural foods or supplementation that optimizes health and helps prevent disease.
“One good functional food is fermented soybean (Glycine max) which is a primary plant-based protein source in East Asian countries.
“Fermented soybean offers more health benefits than its unfermented counterpart, is recognised for its therapeutic effects and has been proven to possess anti-diabetic, anti-oxidants, anti-cancer and anti- inflammatory properties,” explained Asst Prof Dr Tan.
He said clinical study on the efficacy of fermented soybean for gut health revealed significant improvements in GERD symptoms, quality of life and marked reduction in inflammatory levels among users of Nattome.
The study spanned 12 weeks with 110 participants with complaints of heartburn, acid reflux, regurgitation and non-cardiac chest pain.
“The study group showed a 47.6% reduction in heartburn symptoms, 40.9% reduction in dyspepsia (indigestion) symptoms, 62.9% reduction in regurgitation symptoms, between 19.8% to 43.5% for various inflammation markers and 13.3% improvement overall in quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia (QOLRAD).
“Nattome supplementation effectively improves GERD symptoms, reduce inflammation levels and improve users’ quality of life. Moreover, 96% of the participants perceived improvements on their gut issues towards the end of the study,” said Asst Prof Dr Tan.
QOLRAD is a disease specific assessment tool which is a tell-tale of the psychometric conditions of the participants. The clinical study showed that the study group on Nattome supplements showed improvement of 16%.7% in vitality, 15.1% in eat/drink problems, 13.3% emotional distress, 12.3% sleep disturbance and 10.8% physical and social functioning.
Consultant dietitian Indra Balaratnam said, “Daily good habits for maintaining a healthy gut are eating a balanced diet of a variety of wholegrains, lean proteins, vegetables, fruit, nuts and seeds to support the good functioning of the digestive organs; regular exercise, keeping stress levels low and getting sufficient sleep.”
Indra added, “One’s eating and lifestyle habits are an important component in managing GERD and minimizing the discomforts. To do this, practise mindful eating to avoid food and drinks that trigger heart burn and acid reflux.”
Nattome also kicked off a retail collaboration with Caring Pharmacy Group, allowing the company to distribute their products through Caring Pharmacy’s network of 250 retail outlets.
For more information about Nattome, visit https://nattome.com
