摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a growth hormone secretagogue useful for the health maintenance and improvement such as the increase in the muscle bulk, the springiness of the skin and the bone density, and to provide a functional food or drink containing the agent. <P>SOLUTION: The growth hormone secretagogue contains a lactobacillus fermentation product of soya milk as an active component. The fermentation product is obtained by adding lactic bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc or Pediococcus to soya milk and collecting the fermentation product. The lactobacillus fermentation product of soya milk is usable as a functional food having a growth hormone secretion promoting activity by adding the fermentation product to an arbitrary food or drink. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |