Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

Kouji Nomaguchi

Muneo Yamada

Miyuki Tanaka

Hirotoshi Hayasawa

Tatsuya Ehara

Shinya Suzu

Yousuke Itoh

Hiroaki Hageshita

To provide an antioxidant which is highly safe, inhibits oxidation of a biological component, in particular, a lipid, and is used as a drug, food or drink, a food additive, an external preparation for skin, or the like. The antioxidant contains 3-O-&#x3b2;-D-glucopyranosyl-4-methylergost-7-en-3-ol as an active ingredient.

Antioxidant

Provided is an antioxidant which is highly safe, inhibits oxidation of a biological component, in particular, a lipid, and may be used as a drug, food or drink, a food additive, an external preparation for skin, or the like. The antioxidant contains a compound selected from a cyclolanostane compound and a lophenol compound as an active ingredient.

The invention relates to a GLP-1 secretagogue and an inhibitor of postprandial rise in blood glucose, containing &#x3ba;-casein as an active ingredient, and a food or drink for promoting GLP-1 secretion and an inhibitory food or drink of postprandial rise in blood glucose, containing a milk-derived casein protein wherein &#x3ba;-casein accounts for 60% by mass or more of the milk-derived casein.

Method for promoting secretion of glucagon-like peptide-1 by administering &#x3ba;-casein

The invention relates to a GLP-secretagogue and an inhibitor of postprandial rise in blood glucose, containing &#x3ba;-casein as an active ingredient, and a food or drink for promoting GLP-secretion and an inhibitory food or drink of postprandial rise in blood glucose, containing a milk-derived casein protein wherein &#x3ba;-casein accounts for 60% by mass or more of the milk-derived casein.

Method for inhibiting postprandial rise in blood glucose by administering &#x3ba;-casein

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Zama, Japan

Kouji Nomaguchi