THERAPEUTIC AGENT OR PROPHYLACTIC FOR HYPERLIPEMIA COMPRISING SOYBEAN MILK CONTAINING EPA AT HIGH CONCENTRATION

• Main Authors: HATA KAZUHIKO, YAMAGISHI YOKO, NAKAJIMA HIDEJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.09.2008
• Subjects: DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MAKING THEREOF; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a soybean milk containing EPA (eicosapentanoic acid) and/or DHA (docosahexanoic acid) at high concentration as a therapeutic agent or prophylactic for hyperlipemia. SOLUTION: The invention relates to the therapeutic agent or prophylactic for hyperlipemia for continuous ingestion consisting of soybean milks in a container with 100-125 mL of quantity and 300-720 mg/100 mL of EPA concentration and containing 300-900 mg of the EPA, wherein the soybean milk is obtained by adding purified fish-oil with at least 28% of EPA, in an amount of ≥25% to the soybean protein of the soybean milk containing 3% or more of solid part. The soybean milk is arbitrarily selected from a blended soybean milk, a beverage containing soybean milk, an acidified soybean milk, and a Tofu prepared by curding soybean milk. In a preferred embodiment, the fish-oil contains tocopherol in an amount of ≥0.5%. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT