An antiobestic agent of the present invention having antiobestic effect, carbohydrase inhibitory effect, blood sugar increase inhibitory effect, monosaccharide absorption inhibitory effect, cholic acid adsorptive excretion promoting effect, cholesterol lowering effect, blood triglyceride lowering effect and lipase inhibitory effect and being useful not only as an antiobestic agent but also as an antilipotrophic agent, an antihyperlipemic agent, an antiarteriosclerotic agent and an antidiabetic agent. Tamarind seed coat extract containing a large amount of procyanidin, which is a trimer represented by the following formula and serves as the active ingredient in the present invention, exhibits a potent antiobestic effect as such without the need for further purification. The antiobestic agent of the present invention is usable as a carbohydrase inhibitor, a blood sugar increase inhibitor, a monosaccharide absorption inhibitor, a cholic acid adsorptive excretion promoter, a cholesterol lowering agent, a blood triglyceride lowering agent and a lipase inhibitor. Moreover, use of the antiobestic agent makes it possible to produce foods or beverages and animal feeds having these effects, thus contributing to the relief or prevention of diabetes and obesity in our daily life ##STR1##

colic/triglyceride

Antiobestic agent containing procyanidin as the active ingredient

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