AGENT PROPHYLACTIQUE/D'AMELIORATION POUR DES MALADIES CHEZ L'ADULTE COMPRENANT L'ACIDE 5-AMINOLEVULINIQUE, SON ESTER OU UN SEL DE CELUI-CI COMME INGREDIENT ACTIF
It is to provide a pharmaceutical composition whichis different from an existing therapeutic agent of an adultdisease, of a biochemical reaction-inhibiting type, andwhich action mechanism is to improve the basal metabolism,wherein the composition has no side effects, and does notgenerate drug resistance against adult disease； and amethod for preventing/treating an adult disease by usingthe same. It is to provide a composition forpreventing/ameliorating an adult disease such asmetabolic syndrome, diabetes, hyperlipidemia,hypertension, impaired liver function, renal failure,adiposity, erectile dysfunction, menopausal disorder,shoulder discomfort, and low back pain, comprising5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), its, derivative, or saltthereof, preferably comprising ALA, its derivative, orsalt thereof, and an iron compound such as sodium ferrouscitrate, iron sodium citrate and iron ammonium citrate；a food or food material for preventing/ameliorating anadult disease comprising the composition； and a method forusing the composition for preparing an agent forpreventing/ameliorating an adult disease.
