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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Yuka Kishimoto, Sanda, JP;
Hiroshi Oga, Kawanisi, JP;
Noriko Kitamura, Takarazuka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Hyogo-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/715 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling intestinal function, blood sugar level, body fat or serum lipid, or maintaining and improving glucose tolerance. The method comprises giving to human body or animal foods and drinks, having health benefits, or enriched with health benefits, wherein the foods and drinks comprise as an active ingredient a hydrogenated, indigestible dextrin that is obtained by digesting pyrodextrin with an enzyme to obtain an indigestible dextrin, and then hydrogenating the indigestible dextrin.