摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a safe and inexpensive substance exhibiting the effects of discharging in vivo cholesterol and neutral fat. The present inventors have discovered that the above object can be achieved using the sunflower stem internal fibers (pith) of plants of the family Compositae. According to the present invention, the discharge of in vivo neutral fats and cholesterol can be accelerated and thus excellent slimming effects can also be obtained.