The present invention provides an anti-obesity agent having an
anti-obesity effect obtained by combining a few extracts, which is
attained by an anti-obesity agent containing Forsythia leaf extract,
Citrus extract, and at least one extract selected from the group
consisting of Licorice extract and Gardenia fruit extract, and it is
preferable that the anti-obesity agent contains both Licorice extract and
Gardenia fruit extract. The anti-obesity agent exhibits an ideal
anti-obesity effect for increasing brown adipocytes and muscle weight to
increase a basal metabolic rate and to decrease white adipocytes.