METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY INGESTION

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a valid, safe and effective method for preventing and improving shortage of energy ingestion and reduction in the amount of fat accumulation in aged persons and patients and provide a method for improving a feed efficiency of domestic animals and pets. SOLUTION: This method for improving efficiency of energy ingestion is to ingest a pharmaceutically and nutritionally effective amount of an unsaturated fatty acid having 10-24C and 2-6 degree of unsaturation, its salt or its derivative having functions to improve efficiency of energy ingestion and accelerate fat accumulation and/or inhibit reduction of fat.