| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safe, stable and inexpensive food and beverage composition excellent in preventing and treating lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, hyperlipidemia and diabetes induced by a high fat diet in daily life A pancreatic lipase inhibitor suitable for use in pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions. A pancreatic lipase inhibitor containing a solvent extract of cocoa pod hulls, preferably the extraction solvent is water, a water-soluble organic solvent, or a mixed solvent thereof. Moreover, the food-drinks composition and pharmaceutical composition containing the said pancreatic lipase inhibitor. [Selection figure] None |