Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.

Yu Ishida

Shigeru Fujiwara

Futoshi Nakamura

Nobuhisa Ashida

This invention provides the use of a microorganism capable of improving both lipid metabolism and sugar metabolism. Specifically, the invention relates to: a lipid metabolism and/or sugar metabolism improver comprising, as an active ingredient, a bacterial cell selected from bacteria belonging to the genusand the genus, a treated product of the bacterial cell, or a mixture thereof, having dual-agonistic activities to peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)&#x3b1; and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)&#x3b3;; to a food or a beverage comprising the improver; and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the improver.

Lipid metabolism and/or sugar metabolism improver containing lactic acid bacterium or treatment product thereof

This invention provides an effective means or method for improving lipid metabolism, and a means or method for treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the lipid metabolism disorder. Specifically, this invention relates to an agent for improving the lipid metabolism comprising, as active ingredients, broken cells of a lactic acid bacterium, and to a method for enhancing an effect of a lactic acid bacterium for improving the lipid metabolism comprising a step of breaking the lactic acid bacterium.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yu Ishida