| abstract |
[PROBLEMS] To provide a pharmaceutical agent or a functional food which is superior to a conventional one having at least one activity selected from an adiponectin-increasing activity, an anti-obesity activity, a fatty liver-ameliorating activity, a liver function-improving activity and an insulin resistance-improving activity. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] It is found that phosphatidylinositol has at least one activity selected from an adiponectin-increasing activity, an anti-obesity activity, a fatty liver-ameliorating activity, a liver function-improving activity and an insulin resistance-improving activity. A pharmaceutical agent or a functional food is provided, which comprises phosphatidylinositol as an active ingredient. |