Fat absorption inhibiting agent, food and defatted sesame seeds, and method for inhibiting obesity

Abstract

Problem to be solved: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel fat absorption inhibiting agent. Solution to the problem: The present invention provides a fat absorption inhibiting agent comprising pulverized defatted sesame seeds or a processed product thereof. The present invention also provides a fat absorption inhibiting agent comprising defatted sesame seeds having a 50th percentile particle size of 1 to 200 μm as determined by laser diffraction/scattering and a compressibility index of to 80%. The fat absorption inhibiting agent of the present invention preferably has lipase inhibitory activity. The present invention also provides a food comprising the agent. The present invention also provides defatted sesame seeds having a 50th percentile particle size of 1 to 200 μm as determined by laser diffraction/scattering and a compressibility index of 30 to 80%. The present invention provides a method for inhibiting obesity in a human or animal, the method comprising administering to a human or animal the agent, the food or the defatted sesame seeds.

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