Substances having antiobese and visceral fat-reducing functions and utilization thereof

Abstract

The present invention is substances comprising coupling isomerized highly unsaturated fatty acids and/or their derivatives having an activity of specifically promoting the uncoupling respiration of mitochondria (MC) and proton leak in the MC inner membrane in cells of the main tissues producing nonshivering thermogenesis (nST), skeletal muscles, white adipose tissue (WAT), brown adipose tissue (BAT), etc. in mammals including humans, and birds, anti-obese (inhibiting the accumulation of visceral fat (particularly mesenteric fat)) and visceral (particularly mesenteric) fat-reducing agents containing the above substances as the active ingredient, food products having anti-obese (inhibiting the accumulation of visceral fat (particularly mesenteric fat)) and visceral (particularly mesenteric) fat-reducing activities comprising as their active ingredient the above-mentioned substances, and feed having anti-obese (inhibiting the accumulation of visceral fat (particularly mesenteric fat)) and visceral (particularly mesenteric) fat-reducing activities comprising as their active ingredient the above-mentioned substances.

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