The present invention relates to a muscular strength enhancing agent
produced from fruits, and provides a strength enhancing agent or a
body-fat regulating agent, derived from natural products, that may
enhance muscle strength, decrease body fat or suppress body-fat
accumulation without decreasing the amount of skeletal muscle or the
weight of viscus; more specifically, a polyphenol produced from fruits is
used to provide muscular strength enhancing agents or body-fat regulating
agents, foods/beverages and pharmaceuticals that may enhance muscular
strength, decrease body fat or suppress body-fat accumulation. Strength
enhancing agents or body-fat regulating agents effective to enhance
muscular strength, of which active component being a polyphenol derived
from fruits, and foods/beverages and pharmaceuticals containing them.