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The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, and Kunio Suzuki

Kunio Suzuki

Takeshi Shimizu

Tadashi Nakata

Kotaro Enomoto

A medicament for preventive and therapeutic treatment of obesity and a disease with abnormal lipid metabolism which comprises a 24-alkylcholest-5-en-3-one as an active ingredient.

Medicament for treating obesity and improving lipid metabolism

A medicament for preventive and therapeutic treatment of obesity and a disease with abnormal lipid metabolism which comprises as an active ingredient a compound selected from the group consisting of 24-alkylcholestan-3-ones and 24-alkylcholesten-3-ones such as 24-alkylcholestan-3-ones, 24-alkylcholestmonoen-3-ones, 24-alkylcholestdien-3-ones, 24-alkylcholesttrien-3-ones and 24-alkylcholesttetraen-3-ones.

Anti-obesity agents which comprise 3-ketosteroid compounds as an active ingredient are provided. The anti-obesity agents of the present invention have a high anti-obesity effect with little or no side effects and toxicity. Food products which contain anti-obesity agents comprising 3-ketosteroid compounds as an active ingredient, pharmaceutical compositions which comprise 3-ketosteroid compounds as an active ingredient and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, and methods for preventing and treating obesity which comprise administering an effective amount of a 3-ketosteroid compound to a human are also provided.

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