THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME AND FOOD CONTAINING THE THERAPEUTIC AGENT

摘要

It is an object of the invention to provide a novel therapeutic agent that can reduce visceral fat accumulation to prevent or treat metabolic syndrome. In order to achieve this object, the invention provides a therapeutic agent for metabolic syndrome that comprises, as an active ingredient, dietary fiber aggregation in which water-soluble ²-glucan has the highest content. Particularly effective as the water-soluble ²-glucan is water-soluble ²-glucan having a ²-1,3 glycoside bond and ²-1,4 glycoside bond in the same molecule.