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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food material having an effect of preventing / ameliorating lifestyle-related diseases. [Solution] It has been clarified that β-conglycinin, which is the main component of soybean protein, has a lipid metabolism regulating action, not due to its amino acid composition, but due to a functional component derived from β-conglycinin. . As a result, it was revealed that β-conglycinin can be an effective food material having an effect of preventing and improving lifestyle-related diseases. [Selection figure] None |