To provide a glycerol fatty acid ester which has a premenstrual syndrome-mitigating effect, has excellent immediate effectivity and is useful for mitigating the premenstrual syndrome, and to provide a premenstrual syndrome-mitigating agent, a food and a drink for mitigating the premenstrual syndrome, and an edible oil or fat composition for mitigating the premenstrual syndrome, each containing the glycerol fatty acid ester, and so on.
This glycerol fatty acid ester which has excellent immediate effectivity and is useful for mitigating the premenstrual syndrome, characterized in that at least one group at the 1- and 3-positions is γ-linolenic acid. The premenstrual syndrome-mitigating agent, the food and the drink for mitigating the premenstrual syndrome, and the edible oil or fat composition for mitigating the premenstrual syndrome, each containing the glycerol fatty acid ester.
HIRASAWA HIROKO
SAKURADA YOSHIO
ARAI YUURI
SHIRASAWA SEIICHI
NEGISHI SATOSHI