| abstract |
Disclosed is a composition capable of significantly promoting the production of equol. When this composition is blended in pharmaceuticals and foods and drinks, it has effects of preventing vascular diseases due to cholesterol lowering action, preventing breast cancer, prostate cancer, and preventing and / or treating osteoporosis. Moreover, when it mix | blends with a feed or pet food, a bone density increases, and there exists an effect of prevention of leg weakness of a pig, eggshell strengthening effect of a laying hen, an osteoporosis prevention effect, such as a dog. A composition comprising lactobionic acid, a salt of lactobionic acid or lactobionolactone as an active ingredient, and a food, beverage, feed, pet food or pharmaceutical containing the composition, and osteoporosis Prevention, treatment effect, bone density increasing action, breast cancer / prostate cancer prevention effect, cholesterol lowering action. [Selection] Figure 1 |