<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preparation for effectively utilizing lactobacillus or bifidobacteria not only for intestinal disorder-controlling action but also for amelioration of various kinds of symptoms of other diseases. <;P>;SOLUTION: An arteriosclerosis risk factor (homocysteine) in the blood can be reduced by ingesting the lactobacillus or the bifidobacteria of not less than a specified quantity by using an enteric preparation containing the live lactobacillus or bifidobacteria. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT