LIPIDMETABOLISMEFREMMENDE MIDDEL

摘要

A lipid metabolism improving agent for human beings or animals and a method of its use are disclosed. Conventional lipid metabolism improving agents require a large amount of intake or unavoidably cause side effects on the human body, and there have been no agents which are effective not only as lipid metabolism improving agents but also for depression of an increase of bodily fat accompanying growth acceleration of livestock animals and aquatic animals and improvement of accumulated fat. This agent contains as the active ingredient low-molecular peptides of 3 to 4 in average amino acid chain length produced by hydrolysis of a protein or a protein-containing substance. This agent is administered in an amount as small as 0.1 to 50% based on lipid intake, thus improving lipid metabolism effectively without side effects.