Table 4.

Changes in the skin moisture content with time following ingestion of hyaluronans and the placebo

	Skin Moisture (a.u.)
	Prior to ingestion	3 weeks of ingestion	6 weeks of ingestion	2 weeks after ingestion ended
Placebo	21.18 ± 2.41	27.88 ± 2.97	26.03 ± 2.03	24.16 ± 2.23
HA 800 k	19.87 ± 2.63	28.66 ± 2.42***	29.95 ± 2.32***	26.09 ± 2.66
HA 300 k	21.2 ± 1.79	29.10 ± 1.64***	30.10 ± 2.43***	33.9 ± 2.59***

*p<0.05, **p<0.01, and ***p<0.001 vs prior to ingestion according to the paired t test. Means ± SE. HA, hyaluronan.