PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food/drink that can reduce visceral fat even while having a certain caloric content, protein amount, lipid amount, carbohydrate amount and salt content, and to provide a screening method.SOLUTION: The visceral fat reducing food/drink has the total amount of energy contained in the food/drink of 350 kcal or more and 1000 kcal or less, the total amount of protein of 10 g or more and 40 g or less, the total amount of lipid of 5 g or more and 30 g or less, the total amount of carbohydrates of 35 g or more and 200 g or less, and the total amount of sodium of 1 g or more and 4.5 g or less, as well as the total amount of dietary fiber of 3 g or more and 30 g or less, and in which the total amount of β-glucan in the dietary fiber is 1 g or more. Also, it is preferable that the visceral fat reducing food/drink comprises barley.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】一定のカロリー量、タンパク質量、脂質量、炭水化物量、及び塩分量を有しながらも内臓脂肪を低減させることができる飲食物及びスクリーニング方法を提供すること。【解決手段】内臓脂肪低下用飲食物は、飲食物中に含まれるエネルギーの総量が350kcal以上1000kcal以下、タンパク質の総量が10g以上40g以下、脂質の総量が5g以上30g以下、炭水化物の総量が35g以上200g以下、ナトリウムの総量が1g以上4.5g以下、かつ、食物繊維の総量が3g以上30g以下であり、食物繊維中のβ-グルカンの総量が1g以上である。また、内臓脂肪低下用飲食物は、大麦を含むことが好ましい。【選択図】図1
