| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an adipocyte differentiation promoting agent that can be ingested daily as a safe food while having an action of promoting adipocyte differentiation. The present invention effectively uses 3- (4,8-dimethylnona-3,7-dienyl) -5- (methylpent-3-enyl) -p-hydroxybenzoic acid or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention provides an adipocyte differentiation promoting agent from preadipocytes to adipocytes, a visceral fat increase inhibitor containing the salt as an active ingredient, and a food containing the adipocyte differentiation promoting agent. [Selection figure] None |