Suntory Holdings Limited

Daiichi Suntory Pharma Co., Ltd.

Keiichi Abe

Masaaki Nakai

Sumio Asami

Masayuki Saitoh

Takashi Nakatsuka

Yoshiyuki Ishikura

Yoichi Nunokawa

Taeko Iino

Aki Kusumoto

Hitoshi Matsubara

Hiroaki Sasaki

Wataru Fujii

There are provided foods and beverages that will suppress the absorption of dietary lipids, thereby suppressing the rise of triglyceride in blood. High-molecular weight polyphenol fractions recovered from oolong tea are added to foods or beverages as an active ingredient for inhibiting lipase activity. The foods and beverages of the present invention are safe and their inherent flavor has not been impaired; hence, they may be taken in routinely so that the lipase inhibitory action of the high-molecular weight polyphenol fractions will suppress the rise of triglyceride in blood and prevent obesity.

Lipase activity inhibitors containing high-molecular weight polyphenol fractions, tea extracts, and processes for producing the same

An inhibitor of NF-&kgr;B comprising as an active ingredient an indan derivative represented by the general formula (I) or a salt thereof.

NF-&kgr;B inhibitor comprising an indan derivative as an active ingredient

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Ikeda, Japan

Keiichi Abe