AGENT FOR INCREASING BONE DENSITY

摘要

It is intended to provide an agent for increasing bone density which can increase bone density and thus exerts preventive and therapeutic effects on diseases relating to bone such as osteoporosis, osteoporosis caused by menopause or hyperparathyroidism, secondary osteoporosis or retarded osteogenesis caused by gonadal dysfunction, more specifically speaking, an agent for increasing bone density which comprises as the active ingredient a medium chain fatty acid and/or an acyl glycerol containing a medium chain fatty acid. It is also intended to provide a food, a drink, a drug or the like which has an effect of increasing bone density and is useful in preventing and treating osteoporosis, bone fracture and so on. An agent for increasing bone density which comprises as the active ingredient a medium chain fatty acid and/or an acyl glycerol containing a medium chain fatty acid. A food or a drink which contains this agent for increasing bone density and is useful in preventing or treating osteoporosis.