PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food and drink, and a medicine that safely and healthily inhibit fat of meal origin from being absorbed into the body without reducing calorie intake by dieting, in order to inhibit excess fat intake that brings about not only obesity, but also diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis and the like caused by obesity.SOLUTION: A lipase inhibitor, as well as the food and drink and medicine added with the inhibitor include a dimer of flavan-3-ol originating in tea (assamicains, theasinensins and theaflavins).COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】肥満のみならず、肥満に起因する糖尿病、高脂血症、高血圧、動脈硬化等を発症させる脂肪の過剰摂取の抑制する手段として、食事制限により摂取カロリーを減らすのではなく、食事由来の脂肪が体内に吸収されることを安全かつ健康的に抑制する飲食料、医薬品の提供。【解決手段】茶に起源を発するフラバン-3-オールの2量体(アッサミカイン類、テアシネンシン類、テアフラピン類)を含むリパーゼ阻害剤および該阻害剤を添加した飲食料、医薬品。【選択図】なし
