Abstract:
The present invention provides a body weight gain suppressing composition including an α-glucosidase activity inhibitor component, preferably a component derived from at least one plant selected from the group consisting of Salacia genus plants, touchi and mulberry, and a lipid synthesis inhibitor component, preferably, at least one selected from the group consisting of soybean peptide, marine animal peptide, and sesame lignin, and also provides a food product including the composition.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an agent for suppressing the number of intestinal bacteria, which contains an extract and/or crushed product of a plant of the genus Salacia, wherein the intestinal bacterium is at least one which is selected from the group consisting of the families Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceae, Fusobacteriaceae, and Desulfovibrionaceae.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a feed for domestic animals or a supplement for domestic animals, a growth-promoting agent for a bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, and a method for promoting growth of a bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, by which an intestinal environment of the domestic animal can be ameliorated without externally administering bacteria, and more specifically, a proportion of bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus in intestinal bacteria can be increased. According to the present invention, there is provided a feed for domestic animals or a supplement for domestic animals, which is used for promoting growth of a bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus in the domestic animal, the feed or the supplement including at least one of a plant of the genus Salacia, an extract of the plant of the genus Salacia, or a ground product of the plant of the genus Salacia.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an agent for suppressing the number of intestinal bacteria, which contains an extract and/or crushed product of a plant of the genus Salacia, wherein the intestinal bacterium is at least one which is selected from the group consisting of the families Lachnospiraceae, Ruminococcaceae, Fusobacteriaceae, and Desulfovibrionaceae.
Abstract:
A fat-reducing agent includes a carotenoid-containing composition as an active ingredient, the carotenoid-containing composition including: a carotenoid component including at least one crystalline carotenoid, wherein at least 90% by mass of the crystalline carotenoid is in the non-crystalline state; and a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester containing from 1 to 6 glycerin units and from 1 to 6 fatty acid units, and having at least one hydroxyl group in the glycerin units.