Composition for preventing or treating obesity or metabolic syndrome caused by obesity, comprising formic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient

摘要

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity or metabolic syndrome containing formic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient; a food composition containing the above active ingredient and a health functional food. Formic acid or a salt thereof according to the present invention not only exerts the effects of weight loss and suppression of fat accumulation in organs, but also has the activity of effectively lowering the values of blood triglyceride and cholesterol, and thus a composition containing this as an active ingredient. The product is useful as a composition capable of preventing / ameliorating or treating obesity or metabolic syndrome. Therefore, the formic acid or the salt thereof according to the present invention can be utilized as a drug or a health food material. [Selection diagram] Figure 1