Diet food

Abstract

The diet food of this invention having effects to reduce body weight and prevent/improve obesity and atherosclerotic or metabolic disorders includes an ω-3 PUFA or an ω-6 PUFA, and at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor, and further includes diacylglycerol, a middle or short chain fatty acid, a phytosterol, a nucleo-base, a nucleoside, a nucleic acid, dextrin, various vitamins, various minerals or a probiotics material.

1 . A diet food, DIET, comprising: 
 an ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA); and    at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor.    
     
     
         2 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising an ω-6 PUFA.  
     
     
         3 . The diet food of  claim 1 , 
 wherein whole or part of said ω-3 PUFA is included as fish oil.    
     
     
         4 . The diet food of  claim 2 , 
 wherein whole or part of said ω-3 PUFA and said ω-6 PUFA are included as fish oil.    
     
     
         5 . The diet food of  claim 1 , 
 wherein an intake per meal of the diet food includes 0.1 g or more and 3.5 g or less of said ω-3 PUFA and 0.6 g or more and 15 g or less of said at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor.    
     
     
         6 . The diet food of  claim 2 , 
 wherein said fish oil is encapsulated.    
     
     
         7 . A diet food, DIET, comprising: 
 at least one of diacylglycerol, a medium or short chain fatty acid and a phytosterol and at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor.    
     
     
         8 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a nucleo-base, a nucleoside and a nucleic acid.  
     
     
         9 . The diet food of  claim 8 , 
 wherein said nucleo-base is at least one of adenine, guacine, hypoxanthine, xanthine, cytosine, uracil and thymine.    
     
     
         10 . The diet food of  claim 8 , 
 wherein said nucleoside is at least one of uridine, adenosine, guanosine, cytidine, ribothymidine, deoxyadenosine, deoxyguanosine, deoxyuridine, deoxycytidine, thymidine, inosine and xanthosine.    
     
     
         11 . The diet food of  claim 8 , 
 wherein said nucleic acid is at least one of DNA, RNA and polynucleotide obtained by polymerizing nucleotides.    
     
     
         12 . The diet food of  claim 8 , 
 wherein an intake per meal of the diet food includes 0.1 g or more and 1.5 g or less of at least one of a nucleic acid, a nucleo-base and a nucleoside.    
     
     
         13 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of maltodextrin, cluster dextrin, indigestible dextrin and oligosaccharide.  
     
     
         14 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of a mucopolysaccharide and a uronic acid-containing polysaccharide.  
     
     
         15 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising a component having an absorption suppressing action for saccharide and lipid.  
     
     
         16 . The diet food of  claim 1 , 
 wherein the diet food is included in a low-calorie food of an intake per meal of 400 Kcal or less.    
     
     
         17 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising yoghurt or a probiotics material derived from yoghurt.  
     
     
         18 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising a water-absorbing fiber component.  
     
     
         19 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of an anorectic component, a circulatory stimulating component, a lipid decomposition/consumption accelerating component and an antioxidant component.  
     
     
         20 . The diet food of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one of glutamine, branched chain amino acid, vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin D complex, vitamin E, β-carotene, linolenic acid, triglyceride linolenate, eicosapentaenoic acid, triglyceride eicosapentaenate, docosahexaenoic acid and triglyceride docosahexaenate.  
     
     
         21 . The diet food of  claim 1 , 
 wherein active ingredients are substances derived from natural products.    
     
     
         22 . The diet food of  claim 1 , for use for keeping health or improving a diathesis of a fat person, a person having an adult disease disposition or a person affected by an adult disease.  
     
     
         23 . The diet food of  claim 1 , for use for keeping health or improving a diathesis of a domestic animal, a fowl or a pet.  
     
     
         24 . A diet food, DIET, composition comprising: 
 (A) 0.1 through 6 wt % of at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor;    (B) 0.02 through 1.2 wt % of ω-3 PUFA; and    (C) 0.02 through 2 wt % of nucleic acid.    
     
     
         25 . A liquid diet food, DIET, composition comprising: 
 (A) 0.1 through 6 wt % of at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor;    (B) 0.02 through 1.2 wt % of ω-3 PUFA;    (C) 0.02 through 2 wt % of nucleic acid;    (D) 1 through 7 wt % of protein or peptide;    (F) 1 through 10 wt % of saccharide; and    (G) 0.5 through 5 wt % of lipid,    wherein water is used as a solvent.    
     
     
         26 . A liquid diet food, DIET, composition comprising: 
 (A) 0.1 through 6 wt % of at least one of L-arginine, L-ornithine, an L-arginine precursor and an L-ornithine precursor;    (B) 0.02 through 1.2 wt % of ω-3 PUFA;    (C) 0.02 through 2 wt % of nucleic acid;    (D) 1 through 7 wt % of protein or peptide;    (E) 1 through 10 wt % of saccharide;    (F) 0.5 through 5 wt % of lipid;    (G) 0.01 through 2 wt % of ginger juice; and    (H) 0.3 through 10 wt % of natural fruit juice or a fruit juice-like component,    wherein water is used as a solvent.