| abstract |
A peptide having the amino acid sequence Val-Val-Tyr-Pro; and an inhibitor for blood triglyceride level rise, a specific health food (a so-called functional food) and feed each comprising this peptide as the active ingredient. The peptide and the products containing the same as the active ingredient make it possible to prevent or treat obesity, hyperlipemia and cardiovascular diseases accompanying the same (hypertension, arteriosclerosis, etc.) in man and animals and, in its turn, to improve the meat qualities of livestock and farmed fishes. |