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AssigneeJ-Oil Mills, Inc.
InventorsHiroshi HARA, Tohru HIRA, Chigusa NISHIYAMA, Noriko TOKURA, Takatoshi YAMASHITA, Jun IMAGI
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A method is provided to promote secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK) by administering an active component. The active component includes acrylic acid and/or an unsaturated aldehyde having a main chain of 4 to 12 carbon atoms having a double bond in at least position 2 or 4, where the main chain has 4 to 9 carbon atoms when there is a double bond in only position 2, and the main chain has 9 to 12 carbon atoms when there is a double bond in only position 4. The cholecystokinin secretion-promoting composition can be used as an appetite suppressant. By adding this cholecystokinin secretion-promoting composition to food, appetite-suppressing food products can be provided.
A method comprising administering to a human an amount of an active component effective to promote secretion of cholecystokinin (CCK) from enteroendocrine cells of the human, wherein the active component comprises acrylic acid and/or an unsaturated aldehyde having a main chain of 4 to 12 carbon atoms having a double bond in at least position 2 or 4, wherein the main chain has 4 to 9 carbon atoms when there is a double bond in only position 2, and the main chain has 9 to 12 carbon atoms when there is a double bond in only position 4.
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