| abstract |
[Problem] To provide a highly safe composition for diet derived from green coffee beans that can obtain an excellent diet effect and is useful for the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes. The diet composition of the present invention comprises a polar solvent extract of defatted green coffee beans as an active ingredient. The polar solvent extract may be a water-containing ethanol extract, preferably a water-containing ethanol extract having an ethanol concentration of 40 to 90% (wt / wt). The defatted green coffee beans may be obtained by extracting and separating the oil content of green coffee beans with N-hexane. The diet composition of the present invention may be used in combination with at least one of Salacia extract, evening primrose extract, sesamin, and garcinia. The composition for diet of this invention can be used as a raw material of food-drinks, a chemical | medical agent, or a skin external preparation. |