Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

Nissui Corporation

Hiroko Miyahara

Jiro Takeo

Zhi-hong Yang

Akimasa Hatanaka

Hiroshi Sakaue

Rie Tsutsumi

Shuhei Takemura

Zhi-Hong Yang

The present invention provides a composition for improving vascular endothelial function, comprising: an ingredient selected from a monounsaturated fatty acid having 20 carbon atoms or more, a salt thereof, and an ester thereof as an active ingredient, in which the ratio of the monounsaturated fatty acid having 20 carbon atoms or more to the total fatty acids in the composition is 10 wt % or greater. The present invention also provides a composition for improving sleep, comprising an ingredient selected from a monounsaturated fatty acid having 20 carbon atoms or more, a salt thereof, and an ester thereof as an active ingredient.

Composition for improving vascular endothelial function

A method for ameliorating metabolic syndrome may include administering, to a patient in need thereof, an effective amount of a monounsaturated fatty acid having 22 carbons or a salt or an ester thereof and/or an effective amount of a monounsaturated fatty acid having 20 carbons or a salt or an ester thereof.

Metabolic syndrome ameliorating agent

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroko Miyahara