Kochujang, a Fermented Soybean-based Red Pepper Paste, Decreases Visceral Fat and Improves Blood Lipid Profiles in Overweight Adults

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI \>25kg/m2 and 2)Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR): WHR\> 0.90(male), WHR\>0.85(female) Exclusion Criteria: * lipid metabolic disorders * \>10% changes in body weight in the past 3 months * Cardiovascular disease such as arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and wearing pacemaker * Allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients in the test products - History of reaction to any of the experimental products or of gastrointestinal diseases such as Crohn's disease or gastrointestinal surgery * Participation in other clinical trials within the past 2 months * Abnormal hepatic liver function, renal disease such as acute * chronic renal failure, nephrotic syndrome * Use of anti-psychosis drug therapy within 2 months * Laboratory test, medical or psychological conditions deemed by the investigators to interfere with successful participation in the study * History of alcohol or substance abuse * Pregnancy or breastfeeding