Patent ID: 7378107
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling the concentration of the serum remnant-like lipoprotein in a subject, which comprises administering an effective amount of a serum remnant-like lipoprotein concentration regulator comprising medium-chain triglyceride to the subject, wherein: the subject is a human, the subject's BMI level is 23 or higher, and 95 to 100% by weight of the fatty acids that are components of the medium-chain triglyceride are saturated fatty acids having 8 or 10 carbon atoms; the weight ratio between the saturated fatty acids having 8 carbon atoms and those having 10 carbon atoms is 7/3 to 8/2; and the proportion of the saturated fatty acids having 8 carbon atoms in all the fatty acids bonding to the second position of the triglyceride is 65 to 80% by weight.