Patent ID: 7754695

Claim:
A method for suppressing absorption of dietary lipids and/or suppressing a rise of triglycerides in blood in a mammal, wherein the method comprises administering to the mammal a composition containing at least one of compounds represented by formula I below: wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 independently represent H or a gallic acid residue, and R 4 and R 5 represent H or a gallic acid residue, or R 4 and R 5 together form an HHDP group represented by the formula below: provided that at least two of R 1 to R 5 represent a gallic acid residue or when all of R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are H, R 4 and R 5 together form the HHDP group, wherein the compound(s) are capable of suppressing absorption of dietary lipids and/or suppressing a rise of triglycerides in blood in the mammal.