BODY FAT DEGRADATION PROMOTERS AND FOODS AND DRINKS

摘要

It is intended to provide preparations and foods and drinks having an effect of promoting the degradation of body fat, etc., i.e., a hormone-sensitive lipase expression promoter, a beta3-adrenaline receptor expression promoter, a body fat degradation promoter, an agent promoting the liberation of body fat into the blood, each containing as the active ingredient medium-chain fatty acids and/or glycerol fatty acid esters containing medium-chain fatty acids (in particular, medium-chain fatty acid triglycerol fatty acid esters), foods and drinks containing the same, materials thereof and fat compositions and use thereof in the fields of medicines and foods. Namely, preparations, foods, drinks and fat compositions having an effect of promoting the degradation of body fat, etc. which contain as the active ingredient medium-chain fatty acids and/or glycerol fatty acid esters containing medium-chain fatty acids. Also, body fat degradation promoters and foods and drinks having an orientation wherein the above-described effect of promoting the degradation of body fat, etc. is preferentially exerted on subcutaneous fat in association with the energy consumption in the body.