| abstract |
The present invention provides a hyperlipidemia comprising a fraction obtained by treating (i) a non-polar solvent and (ii) a mixed solvent of water, ethanol, methanol or ethyl acetate in a porous adsorbent to which the juniper extract is adsorbed, It relates to a composition for preventing or treating fatty liver, diabetes or obesity. Fractions of the invention reduce body weight and visceral fat and total cholesterol levels, increase the expression of uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) or uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) involved in heat generation, and also inhibit insulin resistance, Good prophylactic or therapeutic efficacy against fatty liver, diabetes or obesity. |