[Object] To provide a cholesterol lowering agent, a neutral fat lowering agent, a blood glucose level lowering agent, a cholesterol adsorbent, and a neutral fat adsorbent, which have high safety.[Solving Means] A cholesterol lowering agent, a neutral fat lowering agent, a blood glucose level lowering agent, a cholesterol adsorbent, and a neutral fat adsorbent include a porous carbon material having a specific surface area value of 10 m2/g or more and a pore volume of 0.1 cm3/g or more, the specific surface area value being measured by a nitrogen BET method, the pore volume being measured by a BJH method and an MP method.